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HONORING THE LIFE OF MOTHER BEULAH MAXWELL
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HON. BOBBY L. RUSH
of illinois
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and celebrate the life and legacy of an extraordinary woman who held her family together through strength and prayer: Mother Beulah Maxwell.
Mother Beulah was the mother of my late wife of 37 years and my beloved mother-in-law. She was a rock of inspiration, wisdom, and confirmation to me.
The daughter of Lorraine Oliver and Leo Dewitt, Mother Beulah was born April 20, 1934 in Memphis, Tennessee and graduated from Fayette County Training High School in 1952, later known as Fayette Ware High School. Mother Beulah made friends everywhere she went and found Christ at the early age at Beulah Baptist Church, where she remained a loyal member for 60 years. She had four children: Carolyn, Vanesa, Kenneth, and Stephanie. She deeply loved her children and raised them to be upstanding citizens who valued community and service. Mother Beulah was active in the community as a church leader and as a Boy Scout leader--
she was a constant presence in her children's lives.
As the matriarch of the family, Mother Beulah extended her support to family members, including myself and my late wife, Carolyn.
Mother Beulah worked as a school bus driver for nearly 15 years and proudly served the children of Shelby County--never once receiving a moving violation. Later, she would live in the care of her family in both Chicago and Memphis.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Frank Maxwell; and her daughter, Carolyn Rush. She is survived by her sister, Lizzy Stevenson; daughters, Vanessa Dennis and Stephanie Lemon; her son, Kenneth Shields--and grandchildren in addition to several great-
grandchildren.
My thoughts and prayers are with Mother Beulah's family and with all who loved and were impacted by her.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 34
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