[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 37 (Thursday, February 29, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E197-E198]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING KENNY AND TRACEY BARR

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                             HON. JIM BANKS

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 29, 2024

  Mr. BANKS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Kenny and Tracey Barr 
for their fifteen years of service to Northeast Indiana's homeless 
veterans at Shepherd's House.
  Shepherd's House is a not-for-profit facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana 
founded in 1998 to house homeless veterans who struggle with substance 
abuse and mental health issues. It has been described as a 
``lighthouse'' and a ``beacon of hope in a sea of isolation'' by the 
veterans who have benefitted from their work.
  The Barrs serve on staff currently as Directors of Veteran Outreach 
and Intake Specialists. For twelve of their fifteen years there,

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they lived in a small apartment at the Shepherd's House with the 
veterans they served. This ``ministry,'' as they have referred to it, 
has not made them wealthy, yet they have pledged to continue supporting 
our homeless veterans for years to come.
  In Tracey Barr's own words, ``The men and women have sacrificed so 
much for our country; we want to do whatever we can.'' In tending to 
those who fought for American freedom, they, too, are serving our 
country. It is this selflessness and devotion to duty that have made 
Kenny and Tracey pillars of their community and earned them the respect 
of all who know them.

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