[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 20, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2983]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF SCHEKETA HART-BURNS

  (Mr. FOSTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FOSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy of 
my dear friend, Alderwoman Scheketa Hart-Burns, and to recognize her 
important contributions to the city of Aurora, Illinois.
  Ms. Scheketa Hart-Burns moved to Aurora in 1978 where she became the 
first African American elected to the Aurora City Council in 1991 and 
the first African American Mayor Pro Tem from 2016 to 2017.
  Throughout her career, Alderwoman Hart-Burns spearheaded dozens of 
initiatives to benefit the people she represented and everyone who 
calls Aurora home.
  Alderwoman Hart-Burns was an active member of her church, the Greater 
Mount Olive Church of God and Christ, and brought an inspirational 
spirit to everything that she did. She was my ambassador to the 
African-American churches of Aurora.
  Although she had children of her own, she was known as mother to all 
for her nourishing spirit and her kind heart. Scheketa Hart-Burns 
passed away yesterday on June 19, 2023. She will be greatly missed and 
always remembered by those of us, like me, who are lucky enough to have 
known her and to have called her a friend.

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