[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6482]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING THE LATE MRS. CRYSTIANA SMITH RANDLE FOR HER COMMITMENT TO THE 
                             PUBLIC SERVICE

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 9, 2012

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable public servant, the late, Crystiana Smith Randle. Mrs. 
Randle was born August 26, 1924 in Gulfport, Mississippi to John and 
Annie Bell Smith.
  She was a graduate of Thirty-Third High School in Gulfport, 
Mississippi. Later she attended Tougaloo College, in Tougaloo, 
Mississippi, receiving a Bachelors of Arts in English and Atlanta 
University in Atlanta, Georgia, with a Masters in Library Science.
  After completing her college education, she worked at Mileston High 
School and Harmony High School before her tenure at McNair High School 
and Humphreys County High School as the school's librarian.
  She worked delightfully and diligently for thirty-four years teaching 
and illuminating the lives of thousands of boys and girls until her 
retirement in 1986.
  She was active in many professional organizations and served as a 
member of the Humphreys County Library Board. She dedicated her years 
as her family's personal Genealogist.
  She was married to Thomas C. Randle and was the mother of two 
daughters, Santa and Regina. Mrs. Randle passed away on April 20, 2005.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask our colleagues to join me in recognizing Mrs. 
Crystiana Smith Randle for her dedication to serving others.

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