[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 39 (Thursday, March 2, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E495]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        HONORING MARJORIE JAYSON

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                        HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 2, 1995
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to focus the attention of our 
colleagues the upcoming annual dinner of the Hastings-on-Hudson Chamber 
of Commerce in my congressional district.
  This year, the special guest of honor will be an outstanding woman 
who has given of herself for many years. Marjorie Jayson is an 
individual who has especially devoted herself to make Hastings-on-
Hudson a community which is the envy of the Nation.
  Marjorie, who is 90 years young, was a special education teacher who 
taught hearing-impaired children how to lip read and helped those with 
speech impairments. She was also a fourth and fifth grade teacher.
  Marjorie, who is affectionately known as ``Marge'' to her many 
friends and admirers, has also served as a Girl Scout troop leader, a 
leader in the Soroptimist Club, the First Reformed Church, in the 
Women's Club, and as a library volunteer.
  One of her former students, Hastings resident Rose Egiziaco, said:

       Mrs. Jayson is a real sweetheart, a very caring, 
     compassionate person. Her students were her children; each 
     one of us was very special to her. She gave us the self-
     esteem we needed. In her book, we all could achieve and we 
     did. She is truly an elegant lady. Many of her former 
     students still have contact with her; that alone tells you 
     how much she means to us.

  The Hastings-on-Hudson Chamber of Commerce was well advised to choose 
Marjorie Jayson as their Citizen of the Year, not only because of her 
outstanding contributions, but also because this annual dinner dance 
raises a great deal of funding for high school scholarships. The 
Hasting-on-Hudson Chamber presents these scholarships once a year in 
honor of the Citizen of the Year, and $35,000 in scholarships have been 
given since the program was initiated in 1982.
  Mr. Speaker, I invite my colleagues to join with us in saluting 
Marjorie Jayson, a superb person, teacher, and citizen, and in 
congratulating the Hastings-on-Hudson Chamber of Commerce for having 
the wisdom to honor this most sterling daughter of their community.


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