[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 92 (Friday, July 15, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                EVADNE BLANCH EMMANUEL--100 YEARS YOUNG

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 14, 1994

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I bring to the 
attention of my esteemed colleagues the work of Ms. Evadne Blanch 
Emmanuel. Ms. Emmanuel is a beacon of light and commitment within her 
community in Brooklyn, NY.
  Ms. Emmanuel was the last of six daughters born to Sarah and George 
Blanch who are from Jamaica, West Indies. She was born on July 15, 
1894, in Matachin, Panama Canal Zone.
  Throughout her life in Panama and later in the United States Ms. 
Emmanuel made the church the center of her life. She first attended the 
Methodist church and was educated in Panama at the Methodist Elementary 
School. She married and had two daughters and a son. During these years 
Ms. Emmanuel was a devoted wife and mother she was also involved in 
community service. She taught and provided recreational activities for 
children in her church.
  In October 1963 she immigrated to the United States of America. Soon 
after, she joined St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church where she is 
still found worshipping most Sundays. At St. Peter's she continued her 
community service by becoming an active supporter of members of the 
congregation. She is a member of the Ladies Aid Society at St. Peter's 
and is known by the congregation as loyal and extremely generous. One 
member says she is known by younger members of the congregation as mom 
or grandma.
  Ms. Emmanuel represents the everyday people who get little 
recognition throughout their lives even though it is the Evadne 
Emmanuels of the world that constitute a strong community. Her daily, 
charitable deeds on the local level have made a profound impact on the 
Brooklyn community. I rise to salute Ms. Evadne Emmanuel on her 100th 
birthday.

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