[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 111 (Friday, June 25, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E698]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN REMEMBRANCE OF TALLAPOOSA COUNTY GIRLS RANCH AND LIVES LOST ON I-65

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                          HON. GARY J. PALMER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 25, 2021

  Mr. PALMER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and remember the 
lives tragically lost last week in the terrible car crash on Interstate 
65. Last Saturday was a heartbreaking day for Alabama. Ten lives were 
taken at once in terrible, unexpected circumstances on one of our 
state's central interstates. I was heartbroken to hear that so many of 
the crash victims were children from the Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch, 
which is part of the Alabama Sheriffs' Boys and Girls ranches. The 
Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch has provided safety and care for 
thousands of neglected children since its founding in the 1960s. I want 
to extend my deepest condolences to the parents, friends, and siblings 
who are grieving in the wake of this crash. In particular, I want to 
send my sympathies to the director of the Girls' Ranch, Mrs. Candice 
Gulley, and her husband, who lost their two children and two nephews in 
the accident. Few can imagine what they must be going through. I honor 
their dedication to the children in their care for so many years, and I 
trust that our state will come around them during this time of grief. 
My prayers are with the ranch and with all who lost loved ones in this 
tragedy

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