[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 25, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2962]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING HELVI LUCKADOO

  (Mr. MOORE of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MOORE of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
life and legacy of Helvi Luckadoo of Forest City, North Carolina, who 
recently passed away at the age of 94.
  Helvi was born in Tartu, Estonia, where she enjoyed childhood until 
World War II turned her world upside down. At just 13 years old, she 
and her family fled the Soviet invasion, crossing the Baltic Sea to 
safety and eventually arriving in America through Ellis Island.
  She built a new life in North Carolina, raising four sons, serving 
her neighbors at Rutherford Regional Health System, and later managing 
the bookstore as Isothermal Community College. She believed deeply in 
freedom, family, and faith.
  Her story is one of perseverance and quiet heroism. Western North 
Carolina is a better place because of Helvi Luckadoo. She called it 
home, and she leaves behind a proud legacy and a family who loved her 
dearly. May her memory be a blessing.

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