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In Memory of Sharon Payne

Floor Speech

By: Zach Nunn
By: Zach Nunn
Date: Jan. 9, 2025
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. NUNN of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Sharon Payne, a mother, grandmother, and dedicated teacher.

I was one of the lucky students to have learned from Mrs. Payne. In elementary, she instructed us all in our first rendition of ``America the Beautiful.''

She gave me my first piano lessons. She taught us all how to cheer on the Iowa Hawkeyes, and most importantly, she bonded a diverse group of young people together with the fundamentals for life, working together to make something beautiful.

Mrs. Payne will be greatly missed. She leaves behind a great legacy: her husband, Craig; her children; Laura and Brandt; and her entire family.

On behalf of all of her friends from Southeast Polk, all of the students she taught, and all the lives she continues to inspire, may Mrs. Payne rest in peace.

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