[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 82 (Friday, June 24, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: June 24, 1994]
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                   CONGRATULATIONS TO CHARLES JOHNSON

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                          HON. DONALD M. PAYNE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 24, 1994

  Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I would like my colleagues here 
in the House of Representatives to join me today in honoring the 
achievements of a very special person, Mr. Charles Johnson, on the 
occasion of his retirement.
  Mr. Johnson received a B.S. in biological sciences from Morgan State 
University where he served as president of his class, was chosen as an 
all conference selection in football, was also a member of a 
championship basketball team and a member of the Omega Psi Phi 
fraternity. Upon graduation, Mr. Johnson enrolled in the graduate 
education program at New York University.
  Charles Johnson started his Newark, NJ, teaching career at Cleveland 
Junior High School and embarked on a lifelong commitment to helping 
youth. While at Cleveland, he served as a science and mathematics 
teacher, guidance counselor, and recreation director. In 1959, he was 
transferred to West Kinney Junior High School, where he served in 
various teaching positions and is presently the coordinator of a 
program for disruptive children and field supervisor for the after 
school youth development program for the Newark Board of Education.
  Upon his retirement at the end of this school year, many Newark youth 
will miss his presence. Over the past decades, Mr. Johnson utilized his 
skills to make significant contributions to student athletes by 
channeling them into classrooms and assisting them in meeting the 
challenge of the mainstream job market.
  Mr. Speaker, I know my colleagues join me in congratulating Mr. 
Charles Johnson on his retirement and in wishing him every success in 
the years ahead.

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