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[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E441-E442]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
HONORING DEBORAH WRIGHT
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HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON
of mississippi
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a
tenacious and ambitious woman, Deborah Wright, who has shown what can
be done through hard work, dedication and a desire to serve others.
Deborah was born to the late Mr. Lee Grant Bridges and Mrs. Lutishia
Bridges on November 6, 1961 in Rosedale, MS. She attended Marshall
Elementary, Brinkley Jr. High and Hinds A.H.S. then crossed over to
Hinds Jr. College in Utica, MS.
Deborah Wright married in 1981 and two loving children, Laquita
Shonta Sampson and Lawrence Douglas Sampson Jr., were born.
In 1995, Mrs. Wright received her Real Estate Degree from the
Mississippi Realtors Institute in Jackson MS. With an unwavering
passion to improve her community, create balanced mental health care
regimes, and to encourage others to excel past adversity, Deborah
became the epitome of women in business leadership. She has established
herself as a trailblazer in the business industry for over 30 years
with entrepreneurial experience in the state of Mississippi. After
college in 1981 Deborah Wright was employed by Milwaukee Electric Tools
as a repair person. In 1992, she incorporated her first business,
Teen's World Activity and Community Center, which is a non-profit
organization. In 1992, Deborah worked as the Public Relations Officer
for Operation Shoestring, Inc. and later Deborah partnered with her
mother, Lutishia Bridges and opened ``Linda's Florist and Gift Shop''
in Jackson in 1996 and she also worked in transportation for Jackson
Public School District.
Mrs. Wright rose against adversity by becoming the first African
American woman in the world and sole proprietor of Mississippi Truck
Driving Training, Inc., located in Jackson, Mississippi. After closing
the truck driving school Deborah started Sincere Trucking. She
wittingly coined its name from her late grandson, Master Sincere
Rachele Christian.
This Bolivar County native has always exhibited visionary strength,
while achieving a ripple effect of empowerment for future endeavors
within the Health Care Industries. She later started Sincere Home Care,
LLC in June 2013, certified and licensed with MS Department of Mental
Health and MS Health Department to provide a complement of services to
the community. She patterned her mission statement after her non-profit
organization: Helping Other People Excel (H. O. P. E.). She developed
her companies to offer a solution for the need of a permanent mediator
between mental health and health care.
Deborah is not a stranger to blazing paths; she is motivated by the
belief to insure a healthy standard of care for every client. She has
vowed to ensure that Sincere Home Care LLC would become a pillar of
major change for the impoverished and unhealthy in every county in
Mississippi. Her goal is to provide first-rate employment opportunities
as well as outstanding health care services for all social classes.
Some of her services include: Assisted Living; Supervised Living;
Sincere Home Care, LLC: a Mental Health Headquarter which includes:
Community Mental Health & Substance Abuse and Recovery, Supported
Living, Community Respite, Peer Support, Disabled & Developmental
Disabled Community Support, Home Nursing Respite, Private Duty Nursing
and Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy; three Adult Day Service
Centers: in Jackson, Louisville and Morton, MS.
Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mrs.
Deborah Wright for her passion and dedication to serving many people
and having the desire to make a difference in the communities.
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