[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 151 (Tuesday, September 16, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H4317-H4318]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF MILLIE ORTIZ SHEEHAN

  (Mr. Latimer of New York was recognized to address the House for 5 
minutes.)
  Mr. LATIMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember the life and times 
of Millie Ortiz Sheehan. Today, we are naming a street after her in the 
town of Greenburgh where she did so much to help her community and her 
people.
  Millie was born in New York City, the daughter of Miguel and Cruz 
Ortiz. She graduated from Baruch College where she met her husband, 
Francis. Together, they spent over 40 years married, with two children 
and four grandchildren.
  Millie was a school psychologist with over 30 years of experience in 
the Greenburgh Central School District and still had time to be active 
in numerous community groups and worthwhile projects that helped her 
neighbors, particularly the youth of her town. She was a spectacular 
cook to boot.
  Millie's loss came unexpectedly and tragically, but we remember her 
and her life, and we join the community in valuing her life spent 
caring about others. Her name on that street sign will ensure that 
Greenburgh will never ever forget her.

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              Honoring the Life of Lynne Trotter Wagstaff

  Mr. LATIMER. Mr. Speaker, every now and then, there are people born 
who personify the essence of love in action. On November 2, 1946, Lynne 
Louise Trotter, later Lynne Louise Trotter Wagstaff, was born in 
Harlem, New York. She was one of those people.
  Lynne attended St. Catherine of Siena and graduated from St. Pascal 
Baylon High School. She loved to dance and attended Johnson Dance 
Studio during her youth. Her summers were enriched, and she formed 
lifelong bonds at Camp Minisink, a camp for African-American youth in 
New York City.
  Lynne met her husband of 47 years, William O. Wagstaff, Jr., at 
Central State. He was a Kappa and a football player, two criteria she 
later joked were on her checklist for potential mates in college. They 
were married on August 5, 1978, and purchased their first home in Mount 
Vernon, New York.
  Although her childhood dream was to become an actress, she decided to 
pursue a career as an educator. Over the years, she was an elementary 
school teacher, a reading teacher, an assistant principal, and retired 
as the principal of P.S. 112, located in the Edenwald neighborhood of 
the Bronx.
  Lynne spent her entire career in public education and felt it was her 
responsibility not only to educate but to provide care and safety for 
children who were often underserved and overlooked, either due to their 
race or economic status.

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  Lynne's love for her family was her foundation, and she poured into 
her family, always being a reliable supporter. Even when a relative 
might have felt that life's challenges left them fighting alone, she 
was always there.
  Lynne leaves to carry on her legacy William O. Wagstaff, Jr.; William 
O. Wagstaff, III; William O. Wagstaff, IV; her daughter-in-law, 
Christina; and bonus children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, 
cousins, and friends who have become family.
  It is an honor to recognize Lynne on the House floor today.

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