[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 145 (Friday, September 9, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E902]
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                         HONORING ALYCE EAGANS

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                           HON. DEREK KILMER

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 9, 2022

  Mr. KILMER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the legacy of Alyce 
Eagans, a beloved local activist and civil rights pioneer of 
Washington's Sixth Congressional District.
  Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1929, Eagans moved to Bremerton 
with her family in 1946. She married Loxie Eagans in 1949, and together 
they helped to found the Kitsap Chapter of the NAACP alongside other 
community activists James and Lillian Walker and Al and Hazel Colvin. 
They had two children, Phyllis and Loxie, Jr.
  She passed away in 2016 from cancer but when she got her diagnosis, 
she didn't let that slow her down.
  Alyce Eagans was a pillar of the community. After settling in 
Bremerton, she worked in the supply office at Puget Sound Naval 
Shipyard for 20 years and once she retired, she moved on to a career in 
the Bremerton School District, where she worked in the superintendent's 
office for 17 years. Eagans continued to volunteer with the school 
district even after retirement.
  During her 70 years in Kitsap County, Eagans took on many leadership 
roles including PTA president when her children attended school in 
Bremerton, president of the local NAACP chapter and of the Washington 
State United Christian Church Ushers. She worked with Dianne Robinson 
to help found the Black Historical Society of Kitsap County, and was an 
active member of the YWCA, the Bremerton Central ``Lady Lions'' and the 
Kitsap County Historical Society.
  Members of our community called her the Mother of the community, go-
getter, mentor, activist, stalwart, and full of endless energy.
  As the Bremerton NAACP Unit 1134 hosts their annual Freedom Fund 
Banquet: Black Women are Supreme this weekend--it's my honor to 
recognize the legacy of a very impactful woman in our community whose 
legacy will live on for years to come.

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