[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20649]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING THE LEGACY AND LIFE OF MRS. GIRLIA E. WHITE SANDERS

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                        HON. CEDRIC L. RICHMOND

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 22, 2017

  Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy 
of Mrs. Girlia E. White Sanders, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, 
who passed away on December 19, 2017, at the age of 79.
  Mrs. Sanders loved the city and the people of New Orleans. Her legacy 
will forever be a part of the city and her dedication to community 
embodies the spirit of New Orleans. We cannot match the sacrifices made 
by Mrs. Sanders, but surely we can try to match her sense of service. 
We cannot match her courage, but we can strive to match her devotion.
  Mrs. Girlia E. White Sander's survivors include her husband of sixty 
years, Pastor Leroy Sanders, Sr.; six children, Janice S. Bennett, 
Connie S. Brider, Leroy, Jr. (Treva) Sanders, Diana S. (Eugene, Jr.) 
Barnes, Leslie S (Rahman) Martin and Pastor Dale J. Sr. (Kimberly) 
Sanders; seventeen grandchildren, Clarence Bennett, Jr., Rev. Lorenzo 
(Carrie) Bennett, Antoine Bennett, Sr., Jazmm (Kendrick, Sr.) White, 
Monika Arceneaux, Leroy Regis Sanders, Javalyn Session, Ashley Brider, 
Gerae Vallery, Christian Booker, Eugene, III and Jaren Barnes, Destiny 
Estean, Jordan and Dale Sanders II, Kwinci Martin and Jericho Ehsha 
Sanders; one honorary grandson, Minister Clyde Davis, Jr.; nine great-
grandchildren and one great-great grandchild; five sisters, two 
brothers, four brothers-in-law, four sisters-in-law, and a host of 
nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
  Mr. Speaker, I celebrate the life and legacy of Mrs. Girha E. White 
Sanders a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and daughter.