[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 98 (Tuesday, June 11, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E606-E607]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING LOIS MADOLYN CROSS BROOKS

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                       HON. DONALD S. BEYER, JR.

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 11, 2024

  Mr. BEYER. Mr. Speaker, I seek to honor Lois Madolyn Cross Brooks, 
who was born on June 13, 1924, in Durham, North Carolina. At the age of 
one, her family relocated to Alexandria, Virginia. She attended Parker-
Gray School in Alexandria, which in 1932 became the first high school 
for African Americans in Alexandria, who previously had to travel to 
Washington, D.C. if they wished to continue their education beyond 8th 
grade. Mrs. Brooks graduated from Parker-Gray School in 1942 along with 
26 other students.
  She worked for the Federal government at the Marine Corps 
headquarters. She was one of nine children and has one child and two 
grandchildren. Mrs. Brooks still lives in Alexandria and stays active 
by reading, following politics, and interacting with young people. I 
wish her a joyous and healthy centennial birthday.

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