[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 10, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1194]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THE LIFE OF GLENNA FOUBERG

  (Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Mr. Speaker, Glenna Fouberg was a force 
of nature. Her list of accomplishments makes that clear.
  She made real and lasting contributions to at-risk youth, the board 
of education, the Indian Education Summit, Teach for America, YMCA, 
Northern State, and her church. She was named South Dakota Teacher of 
the Year in 1994, and she was a member of the South Dakota Hall of 
Fame. As I said, she was a force of nature.
  But Glenna Fouberg was not a list of accomplishments to me, Mr. 
Speaker. She was a friend. For 20 years, she gave me advice and 
counsel. Like a good teacher, she always gave it to me straight.
  She gave gifts like that to so many. Earlier this week, I was talking 
to my friend Tom, who said that during the pandemic, 78-year-old Glenna 
Fouberg, a force of nature and a legend, had been teaching his 12-year-
old daughter how to knit.
  When Glenna died in January, she left behind her loving family and 
thousands of us to whom she had taught so much.

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