[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1543]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       REMEMBERING VICKY CHAMBERS

  (Mr. COLLINS of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise with great sadness 
to express the loss of a true public servant.
  Longtime Lula councilwoman and Mayor Pro Tem Vicky Chambers sustained 
serious injuries when a drunk driver hit her car head-on on January 18. 
Tragically, Vicky succumbed to her injuries several days later.
  She served Hall County and Banks County in many capacities for well 
over a decade, including years on the Lula City Council. Vicky was well 
known for her volunteer activity. She generously gave her time to the 
Lula Area Betterment Association, the Lula Downtown Development 
Authority, Hall County and Banks County cemetery restoration, area 
animal rescue, and the Lula Historical Society.
  Lula will miss Vicky's compassion, her optimism, and smiling face, 
but her legacy will live on in the northeast Georgia town she clearly 
loved.
  My wife, Lisa--whose home town is Lula--and I express our extended 
heartfelt prayers and condolences to Vicky's family, friends, and 
colleagues during this very difficult time.
  It is in tragedies like this that we remember public servants serve 
first those around us, and when they are gone, they are missed.
  Vicky, we will miss you.

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