[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 14, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E930]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING RUBIE HANKS-BUCK

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 14, 2022

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable person, Rubie Hanks-Buck.
  Rubie Hanks was born in Crenshaw, MS. She is the third of seven 
children (three boys and four girls). She is a 1970 graduate of Quitman 
County High School (now Madison S. Palmer High) in Marks, MS. After 
high school, she worked for a year at her church teaching illiterate 
adults to write their names and basic math. She later attended Coahoma 
Community College majoring in Vocational Business.
  She is married to Willie James Buck, and they are the proud parents 
of three girls (Patricia, Andrea, and Kyndall) and two grandchildren 
(Jordan and Tru).
  Mrs. Buck is a member of Holly Grove Missionary Baptist Church, where 
she serves in various capacities. She promotes healthy living and 
eating by educating church members and others about the importance of 
knowing and controlling their blood pressure.
  Mrs. Buck worked for 40 years in the Quitman County School District 
as a Secretary and later as Payroll Clerk until her retirement in 2014.
  She's active in her hometown of Crenshaw, where she serves as 
Chairperson of the Annual Christmas Parade Activities, and she has held 
this position for over 5 years. Mrs. Buck is Treasurer of the Les 
Grandes Soeurs Social Club in Quitman County, where they work with 
churches, organizations, schools, and local communities to improve the 
lives of the youths and elderly through scholarships and donations.
  Her legacy is more important than simply earning a salary but to live 
in peace and strive to make each day better than the one before.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mrs. 
Rubie Hanks-Buck

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