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Father Patrick Conroy prays at short New Years Eve session that on the last day of 2020, a most difficult year in so many ways, that God bless the House and the nation, all gathered virtually like the rest of our world, mourning the death of the first member of Congress, Luke Letlow, newly elected and not yet sworn in, of COVID, only 41 his death brining the brutal nature of the coronavirus plague to the doorstep of Congress, to find grace for renewed energy and resolve to put the nation's assets to suppression of this disease, Lord have mercy and bless as well those who have labored in these halls and offices during this extraordinary year, for without their steady and faithful service, the work of Congress would not have been possible. Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced hours later she would appoint Rear Admiral Margaret Grun Kibben as new chaplain to begin in the 117th Congress to replace Conroy, he set to retire.