[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 186 (Thursday, November 9, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H5655-H5656]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO SHIRLEY PARKER CURRY

  (Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute 
to Shirley Parker Curry, a passionate civic and community leader, 
dancer, ballet instructor, and loving friend from Jenkintown, who 
passed away on October 30.
  It is bittersweet, yet beautifully fitting, to be honoring Shirley's 
life in this season of elections--especially this time of year. We miss 
her wisdom,

[[Page H5656]]

work ethic, and that determined twinkle in her eye.
  Shirley was a lifelong activist, steadfast in her ideals and 
committed to democracy and good governance.
  In 1960, Shirley spearheaded support for John F. Kennedy's campaign, 
alongside my mother-in-law, Joan Cunnane. There was a group of about a 
dozen who called themselves the ``Kennedy Girls.''
  Because of Shirley, the Democratic community has grown large and 
vibrant. I wouldn't be where I am today if it were not for Shirley 
asking me over and over: Run, Madeleine, for something. Many in 
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, say the same.
  We are better because of Shirley. Her legacy, and the legacy of her 
beloved husband, Representative Larry Curry, will live on in Jenkintown 
and Cheltenham.
  God bless her family; her children, Jennifer, Jeffery, and Jacquelyn; 
her grandchildren and her great-grandchildren. God bless Shirley Curry.

                          ____________________