[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 98 (Thursday, June 15, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1251-E1252]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                  TRIBUTE TO DELORES BOHANNON-WILKINS

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                          HON. THOMAS M. DAVIS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 14, 1995
  Mr. DAVIS. Mr. Speaker, it is a great privilege and honor for me to 
rise today and pay tribute to one of Reston, VA's most beloved teachers 
and community leaders, Delores Bohannon-Wilkins who passed away last 
month after a long, prolonged battle with cancer. On June 15, 1995 the 
school where Mrs. Wilkins taught, Langston Hughes Middle School, will 
dedicate a hall in her memory.
  At Langston Hughes Middle School Delores Bohannon-Wilkins served as a 
middle school mathematics teacher in Reston, VA. She was actively 
involved in professional educational pursuits. She originated and 
directed community mentor programs for children-at-risk in Fairfax 
County. Mrs. Wilkins served as a leader and presenter at professional 
educational conferences, seminars, and workshops. She also provided 
counselling for youths and their families in the Reston community.
  Among her honors were the Golden Eagle award for outstanding 
educational contributions and being named Lady Fairfax for the Hunter 
Mill Magisterial District in Fairfax County [VA], at the Fairfax County 
Fair in recognition of her leadership contributions to the community. 
She was a member of several professional and civic organizations. Among 
these were the Reston Chapter of National Jack and Jill the National 
Council of Negro Women where she served as president.
  Delores graduated from St. Paul's College in Lawrenceville, VA. She 
pursued additional graduate studies at the University of Maryland, 
University of the District of Columbia, and the University of Virginia. 
She was married to Dr. Thomas A. Wilkins and was the mother of three 
children; Lisa, Thomas, and Mark.
  Mr. Speaker, I know my colleagues join me in honoring Delores 
Bohannon-Wilkins, a woman who served as a role model, mentor, and 
leader in Reston. She was a woman whose leadership in her community 
made it a [[Page E1252]] much better place to live than she found it. 
She will be missed by those who knew her, but her example of commitment 
and concern will remain a part of her legacy.


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