[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 106 (Thursday, June 17, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2897]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF BARBARA MORRIS STAFFORD

  (Mr. GRIFFITH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GRIFFITH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in great sadness. Last 
night, at 6:16, my friend, a community leader and a member of my 
district staff, passed away, Barbara Morris Stafford.
  Barbara was born in 1953, and was part of a political family. Her 
father, Howard Morris, was chairman of the Giles County Board of 
Supervisors. Her husband was a 10-term member of the Virginia House of 
Delegates, and when he died young, she took over his seat.
  Now a single mother to Chris, Elizabeth, and Mary, she served her 
community for many years as a member of the Virginia House of 
Delegates; mayor of her hometown of Pearisburg, Virginia; director of 
the chamber of commerce; and then, for over 10 years and until last 
night, as a constituent services representative in my district office.
  Barbara was a great leader and she will be sorely missed by the 
community she loved and the community that loved her.

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