August 30, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 140 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1084]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING MS. VIRGINIA ``PIXIE'' FLYNN BELL

                                 ______
                                 

                       HON. DONALD S. BEYER, JR.

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 30, 2019

  Mr. BEYER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask the House of 
Representatives to join me in celebrating the exemplary life of Ms. 
Virginia ``Pixie'' Flynn Bell. Ms. Bell passed away on August 2, 2019 
at the age of 85 and is survived by ten of her thirteen children and 
three granddaughters.
  Ms. Bell was born in 1934 in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in 
Maine, where she graduated from Edward Little High School in 1952. Ms. 
Bell valued education, and in December 1997 at the age of 63 she 
graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marymount University in 
Arlington, Virginia.
  Ms. Bell spent her life in dedicated service to her country and local 
community. She served in the Air Force and worked as a senior advisor 
to elected officials in Virginia, including governors, U.S. Senators, 
U.S. Congressmen, state Senators, state Delegates, and Fairfax County 
Supervisors and Chairmen. As a longtime member of the Virginia 
Democratic Party, Ms. Bell was passionate about political organizing. 
She was a hard worker and strategic thinker, committed to bringing 
greater diversity to the Democratic party. Her colleagues and friends 
remember her for her welcoming spirit and mentorship.
  Madam Speaker, for these reasons, I ask the House of Representatives 
to join me in remembering the life of Ms. Virginia ``Pixie'' Flynn 
Bell.

                          ____________________