[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8477]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     IN MEMORY OF EDMONIA L. BROCK

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                             HON. AL GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 9, 2016

  Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, today, I would like to honor the 
memory of a distinguished public servant and exemplary Christian lady, 
Mrs. Edmonia L. Brock. Mrs. Brock devoted her life to spreading the 
Gospel and faithfully serving her community through public service.
  Mrs. Brock was born on September 3, 1918 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. 
At the age of five, she relocated to Houston where she would go on to 
graduate magna cum laude and as valedictorian of her class at Phyllis 
Wheatley High School. She completed her education in the field of 
nursing.
  Mrs. Brock married Robert L. Bogany with whom she had two children. 
In 1947, she would go on to marry Henry A. Brock and have four children 
in addition to Mr. Brock's other children.
  Mrs. Brock would become the ``Mother of the Church'' and State 
Supervisor of the Women's Department at the New Day Deliverance 
Holiness Church until she passed away. Additionally, she was a licensed 
and appointed District Missionary who also served as the International 
Women's Supervisor and organizer for the Living Gospel Fellowship. She 
taught weekly Bible study at the Manda Ann Convalescent Home, served as 
Director of the Sunshine Choir, a Sunday School Teacher and assisted 
with the prison ministry.
  In addition to her lifelong service in her community, across this 
nation and internationally, Mrs. Brock authored three books: ``An 
Orphan's Triumph,'' ``The Power of Prayer,'' and ``The Book of Poems,'' 
for which she received numerous awards.
  Finally, Mr. Speaker, Mrs. Edmonia L. Brock will be missed dearly by 
her surviving children, Henry Brock, Jr., Loretta Amos, Eddie Brock, 
and Charles Brock; 31 grandchildren, 55 great-grandchildren, 28 great-
great grandchildren; as well as her other family members and friends. 
May she rest in the peace she has earned through her life of service to 
her community.

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