[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 15, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H4531]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    HONORING BETTY ANN AMISON-LEWIS

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, tonight, I rise to honor the life and legacy 
of Toledo resident Betty Ann Amison-Lewis, a community builder.
  An erudite woman with a true servant's heart, Betty looked for every 
opportunity she could to serve our community of northwest Ohio.
  As founding director of Toledo's Grace Community Center, Betty 
devoted decades to others with the same grace for which the community 
center was named.
  She supported young men and women as they navigated parenthood. She 
offered after-school care to thousands of children and reinvigorated 
Toledo seniors with a sense of belonging.
  Our community will miss Betty deeply. We grieve with her loved ones. 
Our community celebrates her life and will remember her fondly for the 
tenacity with which she served others. Her life and legacy will live on 
in the unrelenting mission of Grace Community Center to better the 
lives of northwest Ohio families.
  To her husband, Morris; her children, Yvette, Anika, Chantel, Alvin, 
Alysha; stepchildren, Morris, Terrance, Myron; and her beloved 
grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and other family and friends who 
will miss her dearly, know that she was profoundly grateful and awed by 
your love.
  May Betty's good work and positive energy live on in your minds and 
hearts. Her amazing spirit is invincible, and I know it is alive and at 
work in our community and world. May her life be blessed.

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