[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 63 (Thursday, May 19, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                       SALUTE TO GLADYS J. HERRON

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                           HON. MARCY KAPTUR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 19, 1994

  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mrs. Gladys J. 
Herron who will be honored for 30 years of community service in my 
district on May 21, 1994. Gladys has been a quiet force for change 
throughout those years, and our community continues to benefit from her 
work.
  Gladys has been a path breaker in many arenas, both personal and 
professional. We proudly acknowledge her as the founder of the first 
African-American School of Cosmetology. She continues in her profession 
until this day. Currently, she is chairwoman of the Ohio Association of 
Beauticians Advisory Board. As a senior citizen, she remains active in 
issues of particular concern to seniors. Her pioneering efforts in this 
regard led her to become a founding member of the J. Frank Troy Senior 
Center, which now serves a large number of senior citizens and remains 
an active neighborhood center, thanks to Gladys' direction.
  Long interested in issues of the aging, Gladys was appointed to what 
was then known as the Ohio Commission on Aging by former Ohio Governor 
Richard Celeste in 1984. She remained with the Commission through its 
change into the Ohio Department of Aging until 1992.
  Rarely is a community blessed with advocates who devote their lives 
to public service to improve the quality of life for others. Described 
as a hard, dedicated, fighter for human rights, Mrs. Herron has led by 
example by providing numerous volunteer services for the following 
organizations: Substance Abuse Services, Inc.; charter board member of 
the Affirmative Action Plan for Construction in Toledo; charter board 
member of the Lucas County Federal Emergency Management Association; 
Toledo Public Schools Advisory Council; Blue Cross and Blue Shield 
Senior Citizen Advisory Council; National Association for the 
Advancement of Colored People; National Caucus on Black Aging; and the 
Lucas County Business and Professional Women's Organization. Perhaps 
her strongest affiliation, however, is with her church. Gladys has 
dedicated herself to the Third Baptist Church in Toledo, OH, and 
demonstrates her commitment by serving as chairwoman of its advisory 
council and as church moderator.
  It is citizens like Gladys J. Herron who are the link to bettering 
the lives of people in communities all across this Nation. Her life and 
accomplishments represent the value and results of hard work, 
determination, sacrifice, and commitment.

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