[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 123 (Thursday, July 27, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1530-E1531]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       TRIBUTE TO EDDIE DEE SMITH

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, July 27, 1995
  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, one of the things that makes America great 
is the fact that in towns and cities across the face of our country 
there are citizens who are willing to step forward and dedicate their 
talents and energies to make life better for their friends and 
neighbors. Riverside County has been fortunate to have many such 
citizens. Men and women who have given freely of themselves so that our 
beautiful area in southern California will continue to be a desirable 
place to live for generations to come. Mrs. Eddie Dee Smith is one of 
these exceptional citizens.
  A ceremony is scheduled on August 5 to rededicate the Rubidoux Senior 
Center as the Eddie Dee Smith Senior Center.
  The North Rubidoux Women's Club, founded in Smith's home in 1954, was 
the driving force in getting the center established. Eddie Dee Smith 
was the club's founding vice president. She was also the senior 
center's director from 1977 to 1981.

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  Eddie Dee Smith has always been at the forefront of Rubidoux's 
advancement. She was a founder of the Mount Calvary Baptist Church, the 
Mount Vernon Baptist Church, the Rubidoux Senior Center, head of the 
Jurupa Area Girl Scouts, member of the Avalon Park Committee, regent of 
the Jensen-Alvarado Ranch, president of the Jurupa Democrat Club, and 
1993 Jurupa Chamber of Commerce citizen of the year.
  On behalf of the many people whose lives this remarkable woman has 
touched, I would like to add my personal congratulations, and the 
thanks of the people of the 43d Congressional District.


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