[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 68 (Thursday, April 18, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E368]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF VALERIE DENISE CAMPBELL

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                          HON. MARC A. VEASEY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 18, 2024

  Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the 
extraordinary life of Valerie Denise Campbell--a pillar of the Lake 
Como community, who was better known as Denise to the people who loved 
her. Denise attended Como Elementary School and then went on to 
Arlington Heights High School to support the desegregation of schools 
in Fort Worth. She then went on after high school graduation to attend 
Texas Women's University in 1975, where she majored in music education. 
After college, she began her career at General Dynamics and later had a 
32-year career serving North Texas children with Fort Worth ISD, 
teaching at Burton Hill Elementary.
  Denise, a staunch woman of faith, was baptized by the late Pastor 
G.W. Burton. As a young girl, Denise began playing piano at the Zion 
Baptist Church in Church School and eventually on Sunday mornings. She 
also was a loving wife, mother, and family member to many. She was the 
wife of Wendell Campbell for 47 years, was the mother to three 
beautiful children, a grandmother, a family member, and was also a 
loving pet owner.
  Denise was sometimes referred to as ``The Music Librarian'' because 
she was a gifted and talented musician. She loved music, and her life 
was dedicated to the Lord, family, and sacred music. For years, she 
played at the Zion Baptist Church under the pastoral leadership of the 
Reverends J.W. Briscoe and Maurice E. Barnes. Later, she went on to 
join her husband at the West Mount Moriah Baptist Church, where she was 
greeted with joy and accolades. Without taking a break, she began to 
play the piano and organ there.
  I rise again to commemorate her memory and wish my deepest 
condolences to everyone whose lives she touched.

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