September 30, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E901 and nutrition classes and community care pro- accident, was reassigned to General Eisen- From children to veterans, the prevalence of grams. Sister Beth also oversaw the develop- hower’s extended staff and special services di- this condition is reflected in my own district. ment of many strong partnerships, especially vision. In this role, he oversaw logistics and The physicians and staff at the Children’s with the students and faculty of Niagara Uni- supply for U.S. bases in Great Britain and Hospital of San Antonio perform the brain sur- versity, and an expansion of private fund- supported Operation Torch in North Africa and geries necessary to treat many of the one in raising, foundation support and public grant Operation Overlord in Normandy. He was 770 babies across the country who develop awards to meet the growing demand for qual- awarded the Legion of Honor from France in hydrocephalus per year. Nationwide, these ity health and nutritional services. 2018 for his service. cases alone cost the U.S. health care system Sister Beth once said, ‘‘At Heart and Soul I Following his military career, he made his $2 billion per year. Veterans and active mili- feel as I’ve come home’’ and it is with her wel- home in and worked as a transpor- tary personnel, such as those stationed at coming smile, boundless energy and unwaver- tation logistics specialist. He was an advocate Joint Base San Antonio, are also ing respect for the humanity of others that she for minority participation in the transportation disproportionally affected. Medical researchers greets her clients, fellow staff members and all industry and volunteered his expertise to serve believe that two-thirds of our nation’s current who come to her in need. She makes every- on President Carter’s National Defense Execu- and former military service members suffering one feel like they have found a home as well tive Reserve and to consult on logistics for from moderate to severe traumatic brain inju- with her candor, commitment and complete President Reagan’s inauguration. ries are at risk of developing hydrocephalus. embrace of social justice. Sister Beth’s service Mr. Duncan was also very active in his com- In the midst of this pandemic, it is now more to others has blazed a trail for us to follow. munity and was named one of the 100 most important than ever to improve the federal Though truly humble and generous in her influential people in Loudoun County in 2016. government’s partnership with the hydro- gratitude to others, it must be acknowledged He served on the Loudoun County Transpor- cephalus community. Many individuals with that her legacy will live on in ‘‘Daybreak,’’ the tation Economic Development Committee and hydrocephalus live with other serious medical new one-stop center opening this year fol- as a board member of the Loudoun Sym- comorbidities, putting them at a higher risk for lowing a multi-million-dollar capital campaign. phony. He was also a passionate advocate for severe illness from COVID–19. We must do all More than 30 partner agencies will be housed caregivers, having cared for Elsie, his beloved we can to help patients, health care profes- under one roof allowing for easier access to wife of 72 years, as she struggled with Alz- sionals and families as they struggle to main- expanded services for the homeless and those heimer’s disease in her final years. Labor of tain and improve quality of life during these who find themselves in need of assistance. Love Day, which he founded, is celebrated challenging times. I am honored to have had the opportunity to every Labor Day in Loudoun County to raise I urge my colleagues to join me in recog- work with Sister Beth for the betterment of Ni- awareness of family caregivers and their loved nizing Hydrocephalus Awareness Month and agara Falls and our Western New community ones who struggle with Alzheimer’s. the 1 million Americans living with hydro- as she has become a voice for those tradition- Mr. Duncan passed away last year at the cephalus by joining the Congressional Pedi- ally not heard and a champion for those who age of 100, two months after he attended the atric and Hydrocephalus Caucus. deserve every opportunity to live lives of 75th anniversary and commemoration of the f value. Fueled by her deep faith, Sister Beth D-Day landings in Normandy, France. He is PERSONAL EXPLANATION Brosmer embodies the unyielding compassion deeply missed by his three children, eight necessary to foster healing in mind, body and grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and soul. And while she will be greatly missed, two great-great-grandchildren. HON. NEAL P. DUNN Sister Beth Brosmer’s home will always be at Today, the House of Representatives will OF FLORIDA Heart, Love & Soul. honor Mr. Duncan’s life and memory by pass- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Madam Speaker, I take this time to con- ing legislation to name the post office in Lees- Wednesday, September 30, 2020 gratulate, celebrate and thank Sister Beth burg, Virginia after him. I ask my colleagues to Mr. DUNN. Madam Speaker, I was unable Brosmer for her lifetime of service. She is truly join me in recognizing Mr. Duncan’s life and to be present for votes during the week of 9/ a beacon of light and hope and her work will his lifelong commitment to service. 21 and on 9/28 due to a minor medical proce- leave a lasting impact on the Niagara Falls f dure. Had I been present, I would have voted community. RECOGNIZING HYDROCEPHALUS YEA on No. 196; YEA on Roll Call f AWARENESS MONTH No. 197; YEA on Roll Call No. 198; NAY on PERSONAL EXPLANATION Roll Call No. 199; NAY on Roll Call No. 200; YEA on Roll Call No. 201; NAY on Roll Call HON. No. 202; NAY on Roll Call No. 203; NAY on HON. OF TEXAS Roll Call No. 204; YEA on Roll Call No. 205; OF ARIZONA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NAY on Roll Call No. 206; NAY on Roll Call IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, September 30, 2020 No. 207; and YEA on Roll Call No. 208. Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Mr. DOGGETT. Madam Speaker, I rise f Mr. GALLEGO. Madam Speaker, I missed today to recognize Hydrocephalus Awareness HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE two votes on September 29, 2020. Had I been Month. Every September patients, caregivers OF FRANCIS V. EGELER present, I would have voted: YEA on Roll Call and their families come together throughout No. 207, and YEA on Roll Call No. 208. the nation in support of the more than HON. 1,000,000 people of all ages living with hydro- f OF MICHIGAN cephalus in the United States. As co-chair of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMEMORATING THE LIFE OF the Congressional Pediatric and Adult Hydro- NORMAN DUNCAN cephalus Caucus, I believe Congress has an Wednesday, September 30, 2020 important role to play in both raising aware- Mr. BERGMAN. Madam Speaker, It is my HON. JENNIFER WEXTON ness of this condition, as well as crafting poli- honor to recognize the life of Francis V. OF VIRGINIA cies that result in better treatments and poten- Egeler, who passed away recently after a life- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tially a cure. I urge my colleagues to join the time of service to his fellow Michiganders. caucus to learn more about this devastating Through his extreme dedication to public serv- Wednesday, September 30, 2020 condition. ice, Frank became an indispensable part of Ms. WEXTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today Anyone can develop hydrocephalus, an ab- the state of Michigan. to commemorate the life of Norman Duncan, a normal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in Frank was born on December 28, 1963. World War II veteran who dutifully served our the brain, at any time. This can include pre- After graduating from Traverse City Saint country, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and mature babies, active duty service members, Francis High School in 1982, Frank spent a his Loudoun County community throughout his veterans, and seniors. Individuals can also be year working with Young Americans as a light life. born with hydrocephalus, develop it as part of and sound operator before studying account- Mr. Duncan was born in 1919 to Lithuanian the aging process, or acquire it as a result of ing at Northwestern Michigan College. Fol- immigrants and grew up in Manhattan before infections, brain tumors or traumatic brain inju- lowing his education, Frank found his passion moving to Washington, D.C. He was drafted ries, among other causes. The only present and calling in life while working on his first po- during World War II, and, following a training treatment for this condition is brain surgery. litical campaign in 1998. This launched a

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We who owed her so all who had the opportunity to meet him. that struggle: Black physician Dr. Dennis much, who loved her so much, who looked up Frank passed away on September 5, 2020. Madison Miller, who would go on to be ap- to her so much—we called her ‘‘Mother He is missed dearly by his family and friends, pointed Superintendent of the Jackson County Lowe.’’ We sought her out not only for her ex- and his legacy will undoubtedly live on for Hospital Colored Division. She worked for him perience and wisdom, but also for her kind- generations for come. Frank’s tireless devotion for twenty-three years at his office on 18th and ness, her warmth, and her unflinching, to the public good touched the lives of count- Vine. In the 1950s, Ms. Lowe was instru- unapologetic honesty. She is the political less Michiganders, and the impact of his work mental in efforts to desegregate downtown mother of African American power in Kansas cannot be overstated. Kansas City department stores. Ms. Lowe was City. Madam Speaker, on behalf of Michigan’s also instrumental in the founding of Freedom, Decades working for Dr. Dennis Miller, dec- First Congressional District, I ask you to join Incorporated of Kansas City, Missouri, a polit- ades as the committeewoman for the 14th me in honoring the life of Francis V. Egeler. ical organization conceived in 1961 to elevate Ward, decades as the President of the Santa His legacy will forever live on in his family and the votes, voices, and volition of the Black Fe Area Council—Ms. Lowe was one of the through the many lives he bettered through his community of Kansas City to the halls of gov- most dedicated public servants I have ever service. ernment. The next year, she and Freedom, seen in action. Hers was not a rise to power, f Inc. co-founder Leon Jordan ran for seats as where one springs from one post to another. Democratic committee representatives for our Ms. Lowe became ‘‘Mother Lowe’’ because HONORING WESTON T. HENNING City’s 14th Ward. She lost. Jordan won. But she stayed in the arena, fighting in the strug- Ms. Lowe would later go on to win that seat gles of today, every day, for ninety-four years’ HON. and hold it for two decades as Kansas City’s worth of days. OF MISSOURI first Black committeewoman. In 1964, when There is a stretch of street in Kansas City, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES thousands of activists travelled south to Mis- on 29th between Prospect and Indiana Ave- sissippi as part of Freedom Summer, Ms. Wednesday, September 30, 2020 nue. It runs right through the heart of the Lowe stayed in Kansas City and helped reg- Santa Fe Neighborhood. It is called the Hon- Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Madam Speaker, ister thousands of Black voters before a city- orary Rosemary S. Lowe Lane. Today, we I proudly pause to recognize Weston T. wide vote on a proposed ordinance that would honor a woman who has defined a stretch of Henning. Weston is a very special young man make it illegal to discriminate in taverns, trade history in Kansas City. It is a stretch that runs who has exemplified the finest qualities of citi- schools, hospitals, and clinics. Kansas City’s right through the heart of our struggle to be- zenship and leadership by taking an active public accommodations ordinance passed, come more free and more equal. Madam part in the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 43, predating the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by sev- Speaker, please join me in honoring the ex- and earning the most prestigious award of eral months. A retired cosmetologist, she traordinary life and memory of Ms. Rosemary Eagle Scout. spent her later years, if anything, expanding Lowe. Ms. Lowe’s march to a better future for Weston has been very active with his troop, her efforts to help her community. She volun- our city did not relent for one minute. Let us participating in many scout activities. Over the teered for the American Red Cross at Meno- be grateful for the world she handed us and many years Weston has been involved with rah Medical Center and the Veterans Adminis- resolve to bring the spirit of Mother Lowe to scouting, he has not only earned numerous tration Hospital of Kansas City, won and main- each and every effort we undertake to make merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- tained a place on the Democratic National it better. ily, peers, and community. Most notably, Wes- Committee for six years, co-founded the Local ton has contributed to his community through Investment Commission to improve the lives of f his Eagle Scout project. Weston restored a children and families in the Kansas City re- sign and added landscaping around the Agen- gion, and helped convince city leaders to relo- CONGRATULATING BILL BECKER cy Community Center in Agency, Missouri. cate a Patrol Division of the Kansas City Po- Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join lice Department and rename it after none HON. DEBBIE MUCARSEL-POWELL me in commending Weston T. Henning for his other than Freedom, Inc. co-founder and OF FLORIDA accomplishments with the Boy Scouts of KCPD’s first Black lieutenant, Leon Jordan. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES And whether it was Freedom, Inc., the Kansas America and for his efforts put forth in achiev- Wednesday, September 30, 2020 ing the highest distinction of Eagle Scout. City Democratic Committee, LINC, or any f other of the tables of decision at which Ms. Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL. Madam Speak- Lowe sat, she was, more often than not, either er, I rise today to congratulate Bill Becker on IN RECOGNITION OF THE LIFE the only woman, the only Black voice, or both. his 30 years of remarkable service to the Flor- AND MEMORY OF MS. ROSEMARY I failed to mention, of course, the linchpin of ida Keys-based U.S. 1 Radio 104.1 FM and to LOWE Ms. Lowe’s life of service. In 1952, after the our community. Supreme Court ruled that people could not be Bill began his career with U.S. 1 Radio in HON. evicted from their homes on the basis of race, 1980 when the news station had just estab- OF MISSOURI Ms. Lowe’s became one of the first Black fam- lished itself. He served as the news director, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ilies to move to the beautiful Santa Fe Neigh- where he broadcasted local news, and hosted borhood on the East Side of Kansas City. U.S. 1’s 90-minute ‘‘Morning Magazine’’ every Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Kansas City’s history of ‘redlining’ and Santa morning to highlight local issues and events Mr. CLEAVER. Madam Speaker, it is with a Fe’s history of racial covenants meant the through on-air interviews and commentary. heavy heart that I rise today to honor the life transition for the first wave of Black residents His passion and devotion to marine biology and memory of a dear mentor, a great Kansas was far from easy. White families began to first led him to the Florida Keys and is what Citian, and an extraordinary American: Ms. move away in fear until, in 1955, just 15 per- jumpstarted his career in radio. After grad- Rosemary Lowe. Ms. Lowe, who passed away cent of the neighborhood remained White- uating in 1971, Bill began working at the on the evening of September 22nd, was an owned. Years later, when new residents would Lower Keys’ Newfound Harbor Marine Institute unstoppable force for change, force for good, move into the Santa Fe Neighborhood, they at Sea Camp. He taught marine biology to and force of nature. A public servant can only were told to go see the President of the Santa kids, through outreach programs and became hope to mean to their community what Ms. Fe Area Council, a Ms. Rosemary Lowe, who involved in local organizations. Bill co-founded Lowe means to hers. Since I learned of her had held the position for many decades. As one of the Lower Keys’ signature events: the passing, I have been thinking about her re- President of the Santa Fe Neighborhood, Ms. annual Underwater Music Festival that spot- markable story—about everything she was Lowe fought for more streetlights, improved lights coral reef preservation. Every year the able to accomplish—and I still find it hard to housing and infrastructure, and stronger, more event draws hundreds of diving and snorkeling believe she was able to fit it all into just nine- trusting ties between police and the commu- enthusiasts, as well as national and inter- ty-four years. nities they had sworn to protect. national media coverage.

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