[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 213 (Wednesday, December 16, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1159]
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                   HONORING THE LEGACY OF JEWEL WARE

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                           HON. RASHIDA TLAIB

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 16, 2020

  Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge the loss of a 
great public servant for the 13th Congressional District, Wayne County 
Commissioner Jewel Ware, and honor her memory and legacy as a 
commissioner for our district.
  First elected in 1994, Ms. Ware was the longest-serving Wayne County 
Commissioner, with a district that covered a large portion of Detroit. 
She was particularly well-known for her commitment to serving senior 
residents and her work to improve access to mental healthcare. She 
worked directly with community-based organizations to champion issues 
important to the residents of the communities she served. Most 
recently, Commissioner Ware had sponsored a resolution that would ban 
on chokeholds and restraint by police in using deadly force.
  Beyond her legislative work, Ms. Ware volunteered her time and energy 
in public service with a number of organizations, including the NAACP 
and The Charles. H. Wright Museum of African American History. She 
spearheaded an annual sock and mitten drive for children in need. Ms. 
Ware could frequently be found visiting senior housing, coordinating 
services such as free income tax preparation. Commissioner Ware also 
served as a member of Zeta Phi Beta Incorporated where she dedicated a 
lot of her time to serving others. I am truly saddened by the loss for 
our Wayne County and Detroit communities and am deeply grateful for the 
time we shared in public service together over the last decade. Her 
passing is truly a great loss to our district, but her presence will 
forever be felt in our community.
  Please join me in tribute to Wayne County Commissioner Jewel Ware, as 
we remember her life and extraordinary contributions to Wayne County 
and the 13th Congressional District.

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