[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12007-12008]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING RUBY BATTS ARCHIE

  (Mr. PERRIELLO asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PERRIELLO. Madam Speaker, on Saturday, southern Virginia lost a 
legend, a lion, and a beloved leader. Ruby Batts Archie, at the age of 
76, passed away. She had been an educator in our community for 37 
years. She had been the mayor of Danville from 1998 to 2000, and served 
on the city council for

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16 years. She was just a few days from finally retiring from the 
council to spend more time with her grandchildren.
  She was a tireless educator; she was a fearless leader. She always 
put the interests of the people in her community ahead, being willing 
to work with people from all parties, my predecessor, Mr. Goode, 
myself, people in the city, people in the county. For her, this was a 
matter of faith; it was a matter of fairness. She will be deeply 
missed.
  We pray for her, for her family, and for all of those who served with 
her. It was an honor to have a chance to work with her to make Danville 
and southern Virginia a better place. And we look forward to what Mayor 
Sherman Saunders has called her everlasting legacy.

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