[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 203 (Wednesday, December 2, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H6027-H6028]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING LAVONNA LEMONS

  (Mr. WATKINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WATKINS. Mr. Speaker, Kansas recently said good-bye to a very, 
very

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special woman, Lavonna Lemons. She was a tough Kansas woman who spent 
most of her 71 years helping out other people.
  You see, she was a rape counselor. She also helped at a homeless 
mission, and she took in abused children. She would often open her home 
to anyone in need.
  She was a fearless fighter, and the world is a better place because 
of it.
  On behalf of so many you helped, on behalf of my family, particularly 
my mother, Barbara; two of my dear friends; your daughters, Lora and 
Leia; from the floor of the United States House of Representatives to 
you in Heaven: We love you. We miss you. We will see you soon. God 
bless.

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