[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 112 (Wednesday, July 12, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1420]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                            THOMAS MONTEIRO

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 12, 1995
  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Prof. Thomas 
Monteiro, a product of the New York City school system and a graduate 
of Winston-Salem State University, Queens College [CUNY] and Fordham 
University. In addition, to his strong academic credentials, Professor 
Monteiro has always recognized the need to reach back and educate 
others.
  A teacher, for more than 30 years, Thomas Monteiro has supervised a 
variety of programs at the secondary school and college level. He 
served as the first president of the Jamaica Branch of the N.A.A.C.P. 
and as a former Co-Chairperson of New York City's African American 
Teachers Association.
  Recently, he was appointed by the Commission of Education to the New 
York Task Force on Minorities, Equity and Excellence. Not only has 
Professor Monteiro taken an active role in educating our youth; he 
continued to shine his light on the community by also taking an active 
role in community affairs.
  On a daily basis Thomas touches many lives. He has worked 
continuously by inspiring and mobilizing many of his peers. His 
vitality flows out of these experiences. The energy he projects 
represents a coming together of a personal and professional commitment 
to enhance educational opportunities for young people. Certainly, it is 
no coincidence that Prof. Thomas Monteiro is being honored as a result 
of his retirement from Brooklyn College [CUNY], by his colleagues, 
family, students, and friends on Sunday, October 29, 1995.
  I want to wish him the best of luck in the future and I hope others 
will follow the example of service and dedication by this distinguished 
citizen, Prof. Thomas Monteiro.


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