[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 2, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H345]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING THE LIFE OF EILEEN REED

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Fitzpatrick) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I rise 
today to pay tribute to the life and legacy of a very respected member 
of our beloved Bucks County community, Eileen Reed.
  Born in Macon, Georgia, as an Army child, Eileen often relocated 
before eventually settling in our beloved Bucks County, Pennsylvania. 
Eileen enjoyed a long, successful career with New Jersey Bell 
Telephone, AT&T, and Lucent Technologies, before retiring in July 2000 
to devote more time to her two granddaughters.
  Eileen was a lifelong learner with a keen interest in understanding 
the detail of exactly how things worked, especially in technology. Our 
community will remember Eileen for her strong passion and commitment to 
a number of local and national political, social, and charitable 
organizations.
  Mr. Speaker, the story of how I met Eileen is she was actually a 
protestor outside of my office who I got to know. I invited her up to 
my office and quickly saw her passion, her intellect, and her love for 
our country. Eileen taught me a lot. She taught our staff a lot. There 
is no question that Bucks County is missing a very, very special person 
today without Eileen in it.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of myself, my family, and our entire staff, we 
send our deepest condolences to Eileen's family and all who knew and 
loved her. Eileen will be deeply missed and remembered for her love and 
devotion to her family, her friends, and her community.

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