[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18499]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO MS. JEANETTE LAMAR

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                          HON. DANNY K. DAVIS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 18, 2015

  Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I have never known a 
more gracious, generous, efficient, engaged, well-liked, admired, 
respected and beloved person than Ms. Jeanette Lamar.
  She and her family became known to me when I was a young block club 
organizer and they lived in the community of North Lawndale in Chicago, 
a neighborhood undergoing change. Their home was always immaculate, a 
place for block club meetings, for neighborhood discussions and a place 
where you just simply enjoyed being.
  She and her husband Rev. William Lamar raised their children to be 
productive, successful and outstanding citizens who have contributed 
significantly to society.
  Family, church, community engagements are the hallmarks of Ms. 
Lamar's long and well-lived life.
  I count myself blessed and fortunate to have known one of the most 
delightful ladies known to humankind, Ms. Jeanette Lamar.

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