Honoring Jeff and Rachel Lance

HONORING JEFF AND RACHEL LANCE -- (Extensions of Remarks - December 06, 2004)

Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I proudly pause today to recognize two outstanding constituents of Missouri's Sixth Congressional District: Jeff and Rachel Lance. Jeff and Rachel will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on December 1, 2004.

Jeff and Rachel first met in the spring of 1979, when Rachel was working in a grocery store bakery that Jeff frequented. They soon fell in love, and were married December 1, 1979. On May 11, 1983 the Lance family grew as Jeff and Rachel welcomed their son Joshua into the family. Their daughter Kristen followed to complete the family on July 28, 1989. Today, Joshua is a senior at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and will graduate with a business degree next year and Kristen is a sophomore at Liberty High School. The Lance family has regularly attended Pleasant Valley Baptist Church since the early 1990s, and I know Joshua and Kristen feel fortunate to be raised in a Christian home by such fine parents.

Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join me in commending Jeff and Rachel Lance on their 25th wedding anniversary. Jeff and Rachel truly exemplify the qualities of commitment and dedication, and I am honored to call them my constituents and represent them in the United States House of Representatives.