[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10573]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING LILLIAN EDWARDS

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                            HON. BILL FLORES

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 26, 2013

  Mr. FLORES. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to honor Lillian Edwards, 
one of our nation's selfless veterans, who will be turning 100 on July 
18th. In addition to serving our country during World War II, she spent 
a lifetime as an educator and serving her community.
  Lillian is a native of Marion, Louisiana, and at the age of 15 
completed high school. She then went on to work on numerous advanced 
degrees. She graduated from Louisiana Tech University in 1933 with a 
Bachelor of Science degree in Science and a teaching certificate. In 
1940, she received her Master of Science in Physical Education from 
Louisiana State University, and in 1950 she achieved a Master of Public 
Health from the University of North Carolina.
  As a teacher, Lillian taught at Farmerville High School and Mansfield 
High School in Louisiana.
  In 1942, Lillian entered the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency 
Service (WAVES) in the U.S. Navy. She then served our nation for two 
and a half years as a Naval communications officer. For her service she 
earned a World War II Victory Ribbon and American Theater Ribbon Work 
Experience
  A year after returning from service, Lillian joined the Louisiana 
Public Health Department and was the first woman in the U.S. to receive 
her job training before she received her Master in Public Health. In 
1956, she moved to Monroe and became the regional health educator, 
serving 28 North Louisiana parishes.
  Lillian has served on a number of committees and boards, including 
the Louisiana Public Health Association, the American Public Health 
Association, the Louisiana Conference of Social Workers, the Louisiana 
Mental Health Association, and the Ouachita Council for the Aging.
  In anticipation for her 100th birthday, I pay tribute to Lillian 
Edwards for her service to her community and to our nation during World 
War II. She is truly one of America's Greatest Generation.

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