[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 41 (Monday, March 6, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E524]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       TRIBUTE TO VENOLA WILLIAMS

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 6, 1995
  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize a very special 
person, Mrs. Venola Williams, a native of Camden, NC. She moved to New 
York in 1955 and joined the Berean Missionary Church where she is still 
an active member. She participates in the gospel ensemble and the 
pastor's aide club.
  For a number of years Mrs. Williams was employed at Memorial Sloan 
Kettering Hospital. In 1986, she became a pre-K family assistant for 
the board of education in district 19. Venola supports many community 
activities, including voter registration, the NAACP, and the Berean 
Vacation Bible School.
  Venola is the proud mother of three daughters, and the grandmother of 
seven. Her mother Lona Mae Bright, and her grandmother Elnora Ferebee, 
who is 99 years old, are her daily sources of inspiration. I am proud 
to recognize her contributions to the community.


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