[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 211 (Friday, December 22, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1259]
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               COMMEMORATING THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEIGHTS

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                             HON. CORI BUSH

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 22, 2023

  Ms. BUSH. Mr. Speaker, St. Louis and I rise to commemorate the 110th 
anniversary of the City of Richmond Heights, located in Missouri's 
First District. Richmond Heights was incorporated on December 29, 1913 
with just 18 families residing in the area. Since then, the population 
has grown to 9,286.
  Richmond Heights has been home to many Missourians who brought the 
joys of art and music to St. Louis, such as jazz singer Mae Wheeler, 
rock-n-roll legend Chuck Berry, artist Ernest Trova, gospel singer 
Doris Fiddmont Frazier, architect Henry Hampton, and filmmaker Henry 
Hampton Jr. Moreover, Richmond Heights is home to many impactful social 
justice advocates such as Dr. Thomas E. Rusan, Jr., Georgia Tallier 
Rusan, and Rev. James E. Fiddmont. It is also home to one of the most 
recognizable voices in St. Louis, the legendary sports commentator, 
Jack Buck.
  Richmond Heights enriches Missouri's First District with community 
institutions such as the Esquire Theater, Tropicana Lanes, SSM Health 
St. Mary's Hospital, the Saint Louis Galleria, and the Boulevard. It 
includes four school districts: the Maplewood Richmond Heights School 
District, Clayton School District, Brentwood School District and Ladue 
School District, as well as Little Flower, Immaculata School, and the 
International Schoolhouse.
  As the Congresswoman for Missouri's First District, I congratulate 
the residents of Richmond Heights and their current leadership, 
including Mayor Jim Thomson and Councilmembers Lisa Eppert, Greg 
Vescovo, Reginald Finney, Maurice Muia, Megan Moylan, Ashley Metcalf, 
Danny Hebenstreit and Scott Huston on 110 fruitful years. Here's to 110 
more.

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