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Download official Extensions PDFReturn to issue contextHON. TRENT KELLY
of mississippi
in the house of representatives
Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the life and legacy of Mrs. Louise Lambert Harris, who passed away on May 6, 2026, at the age of 88.
Born in Mobile, Alabama, Mrs. Harris attended St. Genevieve of the Pines and later Florida State University. In 1959, she married USAF Colonel Carlyle S. “Smitty” Harris, beginning a remarkable partnership marked by faith, resilience, and devotion.
Vietnam for nearly eight years, Mrs. Harris courageously raised their three children while supporting POW families and navigating military bureaucracy on their behalf. Her strength and determination sustained her family through one of the most difficult periods of the Vietnam War.
After returning to Tupelo, Mississippi, Mrs. Harris attended nursing school at ltawamba Community College and served as an oncology nurse at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was also a dedicated community leader and played a key role in founding Sanctuary Hospice House, helping establish one of the Nation's first freestanding hospice facilities.
Mrs. Harris is survived by her children, Robin Harris Waldrip and her husband, Ken, Carolyn Harris Cole and her husband, Chris, and Carlyle “Lyle” Smith Harris, Jr. and his wife, Cindy; her grandchildren, Reid Waldrip and his wife, Kaylee, Lauren Waldrip Zuelzke and her husband, Jim, Camie Cole, Carrie Anne Cole, USAF Captain Thomas Harris and his wife, Peyton, Blake Harris and his wife, Ali, and Jack Harris; and her great-grandchildren, Sam and Maggie Waldrip, Mary Lyle and Bo Zuelzke, and Hazel Blake and Carlyle Smith Harris, III.
Mrs. Harris leaves behind a lasting legacy of compassion, service, and perseverance that will continue to inspire all who knew her. We are deeply grateful for her extraordinary life and service.