[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5377]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE LIFE OF DORIS MARIE THOMPSON

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 13, 2010

  Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, today I commemorate the life and 
service of Doris Marie Thompson, a tireless victims' rights advocate 
from San Antonio, Texas, who passed away on March 18, 2010.
  Doris began her life of service to the cause of victims' rights 
following the murder of her 26-year-old daughter, J'Anna Marie Tebbs. 
Over the course of two decades, Doris spent countless hours counseling 
fellow parents and using her own tragedy to discourage other violent 
crimes.
  In 1999, Doris worked with Raven Kazen Hauge to establish the first 
Victim Services Division in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. 
The division allows a victim's family and friends to be notified of the 
offender's parole hearings and to directly petition parole board 
members. Doris was also heavily involved with a branch of the division 
known as the Victim Impact Panel. There, she would retell the story of 
her daughter's murder to groups of probationers in hopes that hearing 
it would dissuade them from committing violent crimes.
  Doris Marie Thompson dedicated her life to pursuing justice and care 
for victims. These are the values that the Victims' Rights Caucus seeks 
to emulate and celebrate. I thank Doris for her work and honor her life 
as a shining example of tireless advocacy for victims.

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