[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 94 (Monday, June 3, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3571]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF LAURA SHARBEL

  (Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURCHETT. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Laura Sharbel, who 
just retired after 43 years of teaching at Sacred Heart Cathedral 
School and over 50 years of teaching across Tennessee.
  Laura was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1949, but her family moved to 
Tennessee right after her 11th birthday. She attended Middle Tennessee 
State University and, after she graduated in 1971, she started teaching 
in Trousdale County.
  In 1976, her family moved to Memphis, where she went to grad school 
at the University of Memphis, and she taught at St. Paul's and in the 
Shelby County School System until 1981.
  After that, they moved to Knoxville, and she started teaching first 
grade at Sacred Heart Cathedral School.
  For over four decades, Laura has shown patience, dedication, and love 
to the students who have come through her class. She also played a role 
as a friend and mentor to many of her colleagues throughout the years.
  She truly has a servant's heart, Madam Speaker, and she helped so 
many people at the school. Laura is surrounded by many people who love 
her, including friends and family. She and Nolan have four children: 
Melanie, John Nolan, Jacob, and Maggie; and they also have eight 
grandchildren.
  I wish Laura the best of luck in her new chapter of life. This 
retirement is well deserved, and I know the folks at Sacred Heart will 
miss her very much, and they were very lucky to have her.

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