[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9148]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING THE LIFE OF LUCILLE DOTSON FRANCOIS

  (Ms. RICHARDSON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the life of Lucille 
Dotson Francois. I rise in honor of this incredible lady because, 
although I had not met her in person, but because of the lives that she 
has left behind, particularly in her daughter, Yvonne Wheeler.
  Ms. Francois recently passed after living 85 fulfilling years. She 
was a devoted public servant. She grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 
the same area where my own grandmother grew up.
  She served in the East Baton Rouge School System until she retired, 
raising our young people and creating a new generation--one that I 
think all of us would agree is something we should not take lightly. 
After that, she extended her services working in the community, 
enjoying coordinating various events. But most of all what she loved 
was building young people and building family.
  She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. 
I'd like to personally acknowledge the incredible work that all of her 
family has done, and particularly that of her daughter, who has led an 
incredible life and assisted us in California.
  May her family be blessed. Please join me, Mr. Speaker, as we 
acknowledge the life of Lucille Dotson Francois.

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