[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 20, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H1274]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        COMMEMORATING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF DERALYN RILES DAVIS

  (Mr. VEASEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commemorate the life and legacy of 
the amazing Deralyn Riles Davis. She was born in Corsicana, Texas, 
graduated from college in Tyler as valedictorian, and made her way to 
Fort Worth where she became a legend in education.
  While she was in college, she joined the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, 
and she rose over the years to the position of south central regional 
director, which is a very prestigious position.
  Deralyn did so much throughout her life and activism. She helped 
found the Texas Coalition of Black Democrats. She was an entrepreneur. 
She did so much, and I will tell you one of the most amazing things 
that Deralyn did, which makes me sad that she passed when she did, was 
when the AKAs had their annual convention in Dallas back in 2000, 
Deralyn said the AKAs are going to come and see Fort Worth, too. She 
pulled together three or four busses full of AKAs and brought them to 
the Stockyards and historical Black communities in Fort Worth. As 
someone said, Deralyn was a doer and knew how to get things done.
  I give my deepest condolences to her daughter, Jefflyn, and all of 
her friends and family that loved her so much. We are going to miss 
Deralyn. I thank her for all of her greatness in everything that she 
did.

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