[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 148 (Monday, September 23, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E945]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNIZING MRS. VIORENE WOMACK

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                        HON. MARILYN STRICKLAND

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 23, 2024

  Ms. STRICKLAND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mrs. Viorene 
Womack, a remarkable member of our community who spent decades 
tirelessly volunteering and donating her time to help those around her.
  After moving to the South Sound in 1960, Mrs. Womack joined the 
Church of God in Christ (COGIC) in Tacoma, where she served as a Sunday 
School Teacher, President of the Young Women's Christian Council, 
Church Secretary, and was honored as `Mother of the Year' in 1975.
  Mrs. Womack volunteered for 15 years with El Shaddai Christian 
Ministries' Food Bank, ensuring families in need had food for their 
tables, and served as both president and vice-president of COGIC's 
Executive Hospitality Board. In 2008, she received the Lifetime 
Achievement Award from COGIC in Lakewood, WA.
  Mrs. Womack was deeply committed to the children of this community, 
being a foster parent to more than 20 children in Pierce County, 
Washington.
  Although she passed away this past month, those of us who were 
fortunate to know her will always remember the time and energy she 
dedicated to her community. I am grateful to not only have known 
Viorene, but to have had the honor of calling her a friend.

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