[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H573]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING THERON GOYNES

  (Mr. HORSFORD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HORSFORD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an amazing activist, 
educator, organizer, trailblazer, family man, and friend. Mayor Theron 
Goynes was a pillar of the North Las Vegas community, and Nevadans said 
good-bye to him last week.
  Mayor Goynes began his service in the Air Force and carried on as an 
educator in the Clark County School District first as a teacher, then 
counselor, adult education coordinator, assistant principal, and then 
principal.
  He spent 20 years on the North Las Vegas City Council, 12 of them as 
mayor pro tempore. Before his passing, he witnessed his daughter become 
the first Black mayor of any city in Nevada, for the same city where he 
served.
  Mayor Goynes' life was dedicated to making things better for others, 
and a grateful community honors his contributions to this day.
  I would like to extend my heartfelt condolences to the family and the 
Theron H. and Naomi D. Goynes Elementary School located in my 
congressional district where we celebrate his years of diligent service 
and commitment to community.
  A graduate of Prairie View A&M University and a member of Kappa Alpha 
Psi Fraternity, Incorporated, Mayor Goynes lived a life that inspires 
so many who knew him and set an example for all to aspire to. The North 
Las Vegas community will miss his leadership, his commitment to others, 
and his charming smile.
  We are thankful for all Mayor Goynes has given us.
  Rest in peace. Rest in power.

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