[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 121 (Thursday, July 21, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E766]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                     RECOGNIZING REBECCA LOCKRIDGE

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                           HON. RASHIDA TLAIB

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 21, 2022

  Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, today I want to celebrate the life of 
Rebecca Lockridge, a long-time resident of Southwest Detroit in 
Michigan's 13th District Strong, on the occasion of her one hundredth 
birthday.
  Mother Rebecca Lockridge was born on July 24, 1922 in Columbia, 
Tennessee, and later moved to Detroit, Michigan on February 9th, 1944 
at the age of twenty-two with her sister, Martha. She married the love 
of her life, Albert B. Lockridge in 1946, raising five children in the 
home on Prairie Street that they bought as newlyweds. Mother Lockridge 
has remained an active and engaged neighbor through her work with the 
Midwest Civic Council, where she served as Treasurer for decades, as 
well the Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church. She also served as a 
career counselor at Chadsey High School for more than two decades, 
guiding our community's youth in their college and career endeavors. 
Mother Lockridge has contributed so much value to her community, 
family, and friends. After her retirement, Mrs. Lockridge has 
maintained her good health by participating in a local exercise group, 
cooking healthy meals, and enjoying the sun with her friends and 
family, including her four grandchildren, and several great-
grandchildren. May she continue to shine bright, surrounded by love and 
laughter in the years ahead.
  Please join me in wishing a happy 100th birthday to Mother Rebecca 
Lockridge, a paragon of Detroit's perseverance and a figure of notable 
civic service in Michigan's 13th District Strong.

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