[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 41 (Friday, April 15, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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[Congressional Record: April 15, 1994]
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                      TRIBUTE TO LEONARD VAN DYKE

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                        HON. MAURICE D. HINCHEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 14, 1994

  Mr. HINCHEY. Mr. Speaker. It is both an honor and a privilege to 
bring to your attention the ceremony which will take place on April 
23rd at the New Central Baptist Church in Kingston, New York, 
celebrating the naming of Van Dyke Lane after the late Leonard Van 
Dyke, the first African American in Ulster County to be so honored. I 
have had the good fortune to enjoy the support of the Van Dyke family 
for many years now and can safely say that such an honor is indeed 
appropriate.
  Mr. Van Dyke was also a political pioneer; he was the first African 
American to hold elected office in Kingston, serving as a Ward 6 
Alderman. His commitment to civil rights was well known not only within 
our community, but statewide, with local achievements including the 
establishment of the Ulster County branch of the Congress of Racial 
Equality.
  Mr. Van Dyke's leadership in the trade union community was well 
respected and his work again led the way for minority participation and 
representation in the union community. Yet despite his many civic 
duties and responsibilities, Mr. Van Dyke always found time to devote 
to local church affairs.
  It has been a privilege to be associated with the Van Dyke family for 
as many years as I have, and I feel honored to be able to share in the 
recognition that is so justly being bestowed upon Mr. Leonard Van Dyke.

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