[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 149 (Monday, August 23, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E914]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING LULA WINDLESS BOYD

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON-

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, August 23, 2021

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable community servant, Lula Windless Boyd.
  Lula was born on September 26, 1949, in Marks, MS. She is the fourth 
child of eleven children (8 girls and 3 boys) born to the late Matthew 
and Ruth Hodo Windless. She grew up in the Squirrel Lake community in 
Darling, MS. She has a host of nieces and nephews. This family sticks 
together like glue. It's never a dull moment during family gatherings. 
When one hurt, they all hurt. Trending technology has allowed this 
family to communicate with each other daily, literally all day. Her 
phone chimes all day because of the messages she receives from her 
family members.
  Lula is the mother of three lovely children, Tywonda Boyd, Lynette 
Moffett, and Marcus Boyd. She is a grandmother to 5 grandchildren, 
granny to 5 great-grandchildren, and granny to 7 extended 
grandchildren, she loves all of them very much. There's no limit to 
what she would do for her family. She has an endless list of 
individuals she calls her friend, family member, or church member.
  Lula is a faithful member of New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in 
Darling, MS, under Gregory Coleman's leadership. She confessed a hope 
in Christ at an early age and has been a member of this church all her 
life under different pastors. She has been the Financial Secretary for 
over thirty-plus years, and she enjoys her position there.
  Lula graduated from Quitman County High School in May 1966. She also 
attended Coahoma Community College and graduated in May 1968 and 
Mississippi Valley State University from 1968 to 1969. Her first work 
experience was at Falcon Junior High School in Falcon, MS, as a Teacher 
Assistant. Her second work experience was at Delta Hills Head Start 
Central Office in Holly Springs, MS, as a payroll clerk from September 
1970 to May 1977. Other jobs included Mississippi Department of 
Corrections Office Clerk from July 1977 to September 1978, Wilsew 
Manufacturing in Sledge, MS, as a payroll clerk, and lastly the 
Mississippi Department of Human Services as an Eligibility Worker, and 
she later became a Case Manager. She was a faithful employee at the 
Mississippi Department of Human Services from August 1981 to April 
2014. She retired on April 16, 2014 and began living her best life.
  Currently, Lula is enjoying her retirement by giving back to the 
community. Before the pandemic, she often volunteered at the Quitman 
County nursing home. She is the type that seldom says no when asked to 
complete a task either in the community or at church. She enjoys 
helping individuals in the community, spending time with her family, 
cooking, gardening, traveling, and doing things she could not do while 
working an 8 to 5 job.
  She lived to see two significant milestones: her 50th year graduating 
from high school, May 2016, and her 50th year graduating from Coahoma 
Community College, May 2018. Our family is proud to call her mother, 
grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and cousin.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Ms. Lula 
Windless Boyd for her dedication in serving her community.

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