[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 6, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4195]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    REMEMBERING DR. TERRANCE NEWTON

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
Delaware (Ms. Blunt Rochester) for 5 minutes.
  Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER. Madam Speaker, today, I rise to remember the 
life of a remarkable public servant, leader, and educator, Dr. Terrance 
Newton.
  Today, family, friends, and his beloved Warner School community are 
saying good-bye to a person who they called Newt.
  Dr. Newton was a fixture in the Delaware education system for 
decades, himself a product of Wilmington's East Side, a Kappa Alpha Psi 
man, and a Delaware State University man.
  Newt would become known to his students as their most fervent 
advocate and ally. Every morning, he would stand on the front steps of 
Warner Elementary and greet students as they passed through the front 
doors, hugging them, high-fiving them, and inspiring every child.
  Dr. Newton was always looking for unique and impactful ways to 
connect with his students, going so far as to open a barbershop where 
he could cut the students' hair in school, giving them a safe space to 
talk about their academics, their communities, and their lives.
  It is no exaggeration to say that Dr. Terrance Newton was a powerful 
pillar of the community, a real-life superhero who spent every day 
devoted to the next generation of Delawareans.
  We have lost Dr. Terrance Newton far too soon, but because of all the 
energy, inspiration, and love that he poured into his students, family, 
and community, his legacy will live on for a lifetime.
  To his family, colleagues, students, friends, I send sincere 
condolences.
  Madam Speaker, I close with some words from Dr. Newton himself. He 
said of his students: ``When I see them, I see me. So, my goal is to 
change the world.''
  Indeed, Dr. Newton, you did.

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