Staff members of the 18th Congressional District of Texas’ and offices in Washington D.C. released a statement of remembrance after the death of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.
Jump into summer fun with this week’s amazing Insider Deals HOUSTON , TEXAS - JULY 28: Sheila Jackson Lee speaks on stage during the Urban League Whitney M. Young Jr. awards gala at George R. Brown Convention Center on July 28, 2023 in Houston , Texas. – In a statement, the staff members expressed thanks and gratitude for all the people who sent cards, letters, flowers, well wishes, and prayers during the congresswoman’s battle with cancer.
The staff members said they will mourn and remember Lee, but remain committed to serving the constituents of the 18th Congressional District.The staff of the 18th Congressional District of Texas’ District and Washington, DC offices extend our thanks to those who sent cards, letters, flowers, well wishes, and prayers during Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee’s battle with cancer.
We offer special thanks to our District Staff under the leadership of the District Director Yuroba Harris, who managed Congresswoman Jackson Lee’s casework, constituent programs, and projects that included management of our constituent field services projects like over 80 free testing and vaccination clinics during COVID; and following extreme weather events to make sure food, water, and ice distributions reached constituents in need.
In the weeks and months ahead, our offices will continue to work with leadership offices on the Hill on the priorities she set, which include the establishment of the Emancipation National Historic Trail from Galveston, where General Order 3 was read on June 19, 1865, freeing the last 255,000 enslaved persons in the United States and follow the path took by soldiers and newly freed persons into Houston.
In the coming days, we will mourn her loss and grieve her far too soon departure from the life of service she so enjoyed. We will also reflect on the lessons we have learned and our commitment to the tasks at hand as we perform the last measure of devotion; we can give her, and her constituents is a public service job that is well done.
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