[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 88 (Thursday, May 25, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1134-E1135]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


 PHYLLIS A. WARD AND FOREST CRUMPLEY HONORED AS OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEERS

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                            HON. ZOE LOFGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 25, 1995
  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I rise, today, to acknowledge and extend my 
heartfelt congratulations to Phyllis A. Ward and Forest Crumpley, who 
are being honored by the Committee on Political Education [COPE], as 
Outstanding South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council Volunteers. Ms. Ward and 
Mr. Crumpley will be honored at the COPE Award Banquet on Friday, June 
2, 1995.
  COPE is about working people joining together to participate in our 
political process. Since 1955, COPE has fought to secure full rights 
for working people and to increase government responsiveness to the 
needs of the labor movement. This responsiveness includes a commitment 
to public service. [[Page E1135]] 
  Phyllis Ward has a long record of public service, dating back to 1942 
when she enlisted in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [WAAC] during 
World War II. She was eventually promoted to the rank of captain, while 
serving at General MacArthur's Headquarters in Manila, Philippines.
  Ms. Ward served in the U.S. Foreign Service from 1952-1954, as a High 
Commissioner of Germany for Political Affairs. She then transferred to 
the U.S. Information Service [USIS] in 1954. Ms. Ward worked as an 
agent of the USIS in Kenya, Ethiopia, Germany, and Washington, DC., 
until 1964.
  After 1965, Ms. Ward returned home and worked as a social worker for 
the Santa Clara County Department of Social Services. She retired in 
1981.
  Phyllis Ward has been an active participant in the political process. 
Dating back to 1947, when she worked for presidential candidate Harold 
Stassen, Ms. Ward has been a grassroots activist. She has encouraged 
political participation through voter registration and get out the vote 
efforts. Ms. Ward has been active in the Democratic Party, having 
served on the California State Central Committee for the past 10 years.
  Phyllis Ward is a shining example of what America is all about. She 
demonstrates principles of caring, giving, and self-sacrifice, that all 
of us should emulate.
  Mr. Forest Crumpley has long been committed to public service. Dating 
back to 1940 when he went to work for the Census Bureau, and became an 
activist for minority rights in Washington, DC., Mr. Crumpley has 
sacrificed his time and resources for the causes he champions. Mr. 
Crumpley's commitment to human rights and freedom led him to join the 
Army to fight fascism in World War II.
  After returning from the war, Mr. Crumpley became a lithographer. He 
eventually opened Fidelity Printing. The very first items he printed at 
Fidelity Printing were posters and leaflets for John Castro, a union 
plumber who was running for county supervisor. From that point on, Mr. 
Crumpley produced countless campaign materials for union endorsed 
candidates, and helped open the door to more diverse representation in 
local government.
  Forest Crumpley has been a voice for the voiceless, working on behalf 
of farm workers and the people of Chile, El Salvador, and Cuba. His 
work contributes to the empowerment of all Americans.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to express my own congratulations and 
gratitude to Ms. Ward and Mr. Crumpley on behalf of my constituents in 
the 16th District and the United States House of Representatives.


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