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HONORING LULA WINDLESS BOYD
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HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON-
of mississippi
in the house of representatives
Monday, August 23, 2021
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a remarkable community servant, Lula Windless Boyd.
Lula was born on September 26, 1949, in Marks, MS. She is the fourth child of eleven children (8 girls and 3 boys) born to the late Matthew and Ruth Hodo Windless. She grew up in the Squirrel Lake community in Darling, MS. She has a host of nieces and nephews. This family sticks together like glue. It's never a dull moment during family gatherings. When one hurt, they all hurt. Trending technology has allowed this family to communicate with each other daily, literally all day. Her phone chimes all day because of the messages she receives from her family members.
Lula is the mother of three lovely children, Tywonda Boyd, Lynette Moffett, and Marcus Boyd. She is a grandmother to 5 grandchildren, granny to 5 great-grandchildren, and granny to 7 extended grandchildren, she loves all of them very much. There's no limit to what she would do for her family. She has an endless list of individuals she calls her friend, family member, or church member.
Lula is a faithful member of New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Darling, MS, under Gregory Coleman's leadership. She confessed a hope in Christ at an early age and has been a member of this church all her life under different pastors. She has been the Financial Secretary for over thirty-plus years, and she enjoys her position there.
Lula graduated from Quitman County High School in May 1966. She also attended Coahoma Community College and graduated in May 1968 and Mississippi Valley State University from 1968 to 1969. Her first work experience was at Falcon Junior High School in Falcon, MS, as a Teacher Assistant. Her second work experience was at Delta Hills Head Start Central Office in Holly Springs, MS, as a payroll clerk from September 1970 to May 1977. Other jobs included Mississippi Department of Corrections Office Clerk from July 1977 to September 1978, Wilsew Manufacturing in Sledge, MS, as a payroll clerk, and lastly the Mississippi Department of Human Services as an Eligibility Worker, and she later became a Case Manager. She was a faithful employee at the Mississippi Department of Human Services from August 1981 to April 2014. She retired on April 16, 2014 and began living her best life.
Currently, Lula is enjoying her retirement by giving back to the community. Before the pandemic, she often volunteered at the Quitman County nursing home. She is the type that seldom says no when asked to complete a task either in the community or at church. She enjoys helping individuals in the community, spending time with her family, cooking, gardening, traveling, and doing things she could not do while working an 8 to 5 job.
She lived to see two significant milestones: her 50th year graduating from high school, May 2016, and her 50th year graduating from Coahoma Community College, May 2018. Our family is proud to call her mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and cousin.
Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Ms. Lula Windless Boyd for her dedication in serving her community.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 149
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