[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 72 (Friday, June 10, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: June 10, 1994]
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                      TRIBUTE TO MS. WARDELLA ROBY

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 10, 1994

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct honor to call to your 
attention today, the accomplishments of Ms. Wardella Roby, a resident 
of the First Congressional District of Indiana.
  Ms. Roby will be honored on Friday, June 10, at a retirement 
celebration commemorating a 42\1/2\-year career in education.
  A graduate of Indiana University, she received her bachelor's and 
master's degrees in education and became a member of the Phi Delta 
Kappa Honorary Society for educators. Wardella began her career of 
teaching first and second grade in 1949 as one of the premiere teachers 
at George Washington Carver School in Gary, IN. She then moved west and 
taught at George Washington Elementary School in Compton, CA for 3 
years before returning to Gary, IN.
  Upon her return, Wardella obtained a position at Horace S. Norton 
School in Gary, IN where she taught for almost 20 years. Wardella will 
be retiring from Jaques Marquette Elementary School where she was both 
respected and admired by her peers and administrators for her 
dedication and commitment to educating America's youth. Wardella Roby 
has opened the doors to the tower of knowledge for hundreds of 
children, who may not have had the same opportunities under different 
tutelage.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my colleagues to join me in honoring 
Wardella Roby for her outstanding achievements. I am confident that Ms. 
Wardella Roby's retirement celebration will prove to be a most joyous 
event.

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