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IN RECOGNITION OF THE LIFE OF JENIFER JEAN WRIGHT JOHNSON
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HON. MIKE ROGERS
of alabama
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I ask for the House's attention today to recognize the life of Jenifer Jean Wright Johnson. Jean passed away on February 6th, 2022.
Jean was born on January 25, 1938, in Roanoke, Alabama. She attended classes at Jacksonville Teachers College on the GI Bill and met her husband, Earl ``PeeWee'' Johnson at a school dance.
The two were married on March 5th, 1957, at West Side Baptist Church. They were blessed with four children.
After Jean graduated college, she worked as a substitute teacher. She took a job at Johnston Junior High in Anniston as the physical education teacher responsible also for the cheerleaders and girls' sports teams.
A few years later, she was approached by church elders and city council members from Jacksonville to start a low-income day care program. She worked to help raise funding to update the former Eastwood High School as well as working with the State of Alabama help secure funding.
On September 30, 1970, the Jacksonville Day Care Center opened and also created a summer program. Jean took over as Director of East Alabama Child Development Centers and was responsible for over 20 day care centers across 11 counties.
Jean had a heart for children and a great love for accessories. She will be missed.
Madam Speaker, please join me in recognizing Jean's life of service.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 41
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