[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 25]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 34105]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING THE LIFE OF RITA ENGLE WELLS

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                            HON. DAVID DAVIS

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 12, 2007

  Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
the memory of Rita Engle Wells a resident of the First District, who 
died November 28 of this year.
  Mrs. Wells was a pillar of her community and cornerstone of her 
family. Our thoughts and prayers are with her husband Randy and two 
daughters Ashley and Rachelle. She was active in the youth ministry as 
a member of Solomon Lutheran Church.
  She loved life and shared that with the children at East View 
Elementary School, where she was a second-grade teacher. Her kindness 
for others showed on a daily basis.
  Mrs. Wells was well respected by her students, colleagues, and 
parents as an admired educator. She had been described as a `light of 
love' to those around her.
  Madam Speaker, I ask you and my fellow members to join me in honoring 
the life of Rita Engle Wells, a loving wife and mother, a true servant 
in her community, and a compassionate educator, whose commitment and 
unwavering determination will be greatly missed throughout East 
Tennessee.

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