[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 125 (Thursday, July 20, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E699]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING THE LIFE OF MARYANNE GEIVETT TEBEDO

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                           HON. DOUG LAMBORN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 20, 2023

  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to honor the life of Mrs. 
MaryAnne Geivett Tebedo, who died of natural causes on February 13, 
2023 at the age of 87. Mrs. Tebedo was a tireless champion for Colorado 
Springs.
  MaryAnne had a truly significant career as a public servant. She 
served in the Colorado State House of Representatives for 6 years and 
served 12 years in the Colorado State Senate. MaryAnne's passion for 
serving her community was evident in the legislation that she 
championed. She worked to create a better environment for growing 
businesses, helping her constituents cut through the red tape of an 
overbearing government bureaucracy, and above all, defending the 
Constitution, especially second amendment rights. as she worked to 
expand the concealed carry law in Colorado.
  One of her most impressive accomplishments was rewriting and 
clarifying the Colorado Preneed Law to optimally protect Colorado's 
residents and to provide a clear and concise wording that could be 
uniformly observed by the state's deathcare providers. This legislation 
is still in place today.
  Mr. Speaker, I had the honor of serving with MaryAnne in the Colorado 
General Assembly. l always found her to be sincere, warm, dedicated to 
her constituents and to Colorado, and a delight to work with.
  MaryAnne and her husband, Donald Tebedo had six children--Kevin, 
Ronald, Thomas, Christine, Karen, and Linda June.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues in Congress join me in honoring 
the life of MaryAnne Geivett Tebedo, who diligently and effectively 
served her God, community, family, and Colorado's 5th Congressional 
District.

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