[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10446]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                    IN RECOGNITION OF GEORGIE GOODE

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                           HON. RUBEN GALLEGO

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 24, 2015

  Mr. GALLEGO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mrs. Georgie 
Goode, a longtime Phoenix educator, and community activist, who passed 
away recently at the age of 87.
  Born to Horace H.S. and Georgia Stroud in 1928, Mrs. Goode led a 
remarkable life that can serve as an example to young people in our 
communities. She was a Phoenix treasure--an educator, school board 
leader, activist, mother and grandmother who inspired our community in 
countless, immeasurable ways.
  Raised near Atlanta in segregated schools, she would go on to 
graduate from Spelman College, a historically black liberal arts 
college for women and later received a master's degree from Atlanta 
University.
  Mrs. Goode arrived in Phoenix in the 1950s, where she would marry Mr. 
Calvin C. Goode. In her time in Phoenix, she was a tremendous leader, 
serving as a City of Phoenix Councilwoman for 22 years. She was 
passionately committed to strengthening education and did so through 
her work on the board of the Phoenix Elementary School District and 
Phoenix Union High School District, as well as a teacher in the 
Roosevelt School District.
  Mrs. Goode was also a very active member of several community boards, 
where she was instrumental in providing basic amenities for several 
neighborhoods, such as paved roads, streetlights, and a library.
  Mr. Speaker, Georgia Goode was a pillar of the Phoenix community. Her 
lifelong commitment to education, building strong neighborhoods, and 
mentoring those around her will live on. I am deeply honored to 
recognize Georgie Goode's storied life. She will be missed by many, but 
her impact on our communities will endure for generations to come.

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