[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 66 (Friday, April 16, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1849]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        HONORING BETTY WIECHERT

  (Mr. BALDERSON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BALDERSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of a 
lifelong Ohioan who made a profound impact on not only me but so many 
in the Zanesville area, my hometown, Betty Wiechert.
  I first came to know Betty when I was just a young boy, when she 
became my first Sunday school teacher. All these years later, Betty and 
I still attended the same church together each Sunday.
  Just a few weeks ago, Betty even surprised me by asking a question on 
a telephone townhall. She lived an incredibly full life until the very 
end.
  Born in Newark and raised in Zanesville, Betty gave her entire life 
to her family and this community, teaching not only Sunday school but 
also third and fifth grades.
  Her passing was preceded by her parents, her husband of nearly 62 
years, Rudy, two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, one great-
great-grandchild, a brother-in-law, and her father-in-law and mother-
in-law.
  She is survived by six children, 16 grandchildren, 46 great-
grandchildren, 42 great-great-grandchildren, with three more nephews, 
and extended family and friends.
  Her faith and her positivity were Betty's trademarks and are all the 
things fellow Ohioans remember most about her.
  I will miss seeing her each Sunday at church and will always admire 
her dedication to bettering the lives of those around her each day. We 
will miss her dearly.

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