[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H1243]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF BARB BAKER

  (Mr. LaHOOD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaHOOD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember and honor the life 
of my Jacksonville office director, Barb Baker, who suddenly passed 
away earlier this month.
  Hired in 2002 by then-Congressman Ray LaHood, Barb epitomized what it 
means to be a public servant working for the constituents of Illinois' 
18th Congressional District for the last 18 years. She was an 
incredible asset to our constituents and a constant presence in the 
Jacksonville community. She helped and assisted so many people in 
Jacksonville and throughout central Illinois.
  Barb was also the past president of the Sunrise Rotary Club, 
receiving the Paul Harris Fellowship Award. She was past president of 
the Pilot Club, the Morgan County Republican Women's Club, the Illinois 
Association of Court Clerks, and had served as treasurer for the City 
of Jacksonville Park System Board.
  Barb blessed the Jacksonville community and our office with a spirit 
of warmth and decency few could rival. She leaves behind an indelible 
mark on Jacksonville and central Illinois as a selfless person deeply 
committed to her family, her faith, and her community.
  Most importantly, Mr. Speaker, Barb was an incredible daughter, wife, 
mother, and grandmother.
  We will miss Barb dearly, and I ask you to continue to keep her and 
her family in your prayers.

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