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PLASKETT ANNOUNCES VIRGIN ISLANDS OFFICES CLOSED ON AUGUST 18TH IN OBSERVANCE OF FUNERAL SERVICES   

U.S. Virgin Islands — The offices of Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett will be closed on Monday, August 18, 2025 on St. Croix and St. Thomas in observance of funeral services for her mother, Mrs. Magdalene Agatha Hendricks Plaskett. The offices will reopen on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. Mrs. Plaskett passed away surrounded by family on August 4, 2025, at the age of 89. 

Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 18, 2025 at Lord God of the Sabbath Lutheran Church. Tributes will begin at 9:00 AM with the service at 10:00 AM, followed by interment at Christiansted Cemetery. 

The Washington, D.C. office will remain open on Monday, August 18, 2025. For assistance, please call 202-225-1790 (Washington, D.C.), 340-778-5900 (St. Croix), or 340-774-4408 (St. Thomas). Messages left at the St. Thomas and St. Croix offices will be responded to in short order when the offices reopen on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. 

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