[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 52-53]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING MS. LELA BUIE FOR HER PERSERVERANCE DESPITE DISABILITY AND 
                       DEDICATION TO SERVE OTHERS

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 17, 2012

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable person with disability, Ms. Lela Buie. Born on June 26, 
1938, in Jefferson County, Fayette, Mississippi, she is the youngest of 
four children to the late Eda and Jude Sims. Her early years

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of education began at Ledall Elementary School and she later attended 
Alcorn in Lorman, Mississippi, and received her General Education 
Diploma.
  Ms. Buie was employed at the Mississippi Department of Labor for 17 
years before retiring to take care of her children.
  Ms. Buie has two daughters, Sarah and Shirley Buie, and four sons, 
G.C. Buie, Jr., Edward Charles, Jude, and Robert Ander.
  Ms. Buie is happy to have seen her loving children grow up to be 
successful and has a host of nieces and nephews that love and care for 
her. Ms. Buie is a longtime member of Rosehill Church #2.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Ms. Lela 
Buie for her dedication to serving others in her disability.

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