[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 108 (Thursday, June 27, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H4324]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF TRUDI WALEND

  (Mr. EDWARDS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. EDWARDS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and 
service of former Representative Trudi Walend, a leader and a fierce 
advocate for her community, for Transylvania County, and for North 
Carolina.
  Trudi held a great many titles in her 80 years of life: Daughter, 
wife, mother, businessowner, county commissioner, and to the pride of 
her family and friends, North Carolina State Representative.
  After arriving in 1998, she was appointed to seven House committees, 
and she once described her mindset as she set foot in the House for the 
first time, ``I arrived with the objective of being as effective as I 
could be,'' and effective she was.
  As we honor Trudi's many contributions to western North Carolina and 
a life well lived, I hope all of us serving in the people's House 
follow her example as we go forth in service of our constituents.
  I applaud and commemorate Representative Trudi Walend's service to 
improve the lives of the citizens that she so passionately represented.

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