[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 124 (Friday, July 28, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1550]
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                     TRIBUTE TO MABLE WATKINS-CASS

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                           HON. BOBBY L. RUSH

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, July 28, 1995
  Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mrs. Mable 
Watkins-Cass, who on Sunday, June 30, 1995, will celebrate the occasion 
of her 60th birthday.
  Mrs. Cass is a longtime resident of the city of Chicago. Born in 
Holly Springs, MS to the union of Mr. Windom Jones and the late Mrs. 
Ann Speights-Anderson, she came to Chicago in her formulative years 
with her parents. Mrs. Cass is the proud mother of four children and 
the grandmother of five.
  Mrs. Cass attended the Chicago public schools where she graduated 
from the Lucy Flowers Vocational High School. Additionally, she worked 
dutifully as an employee of the public school system, until her 
retirement in 1982.
  A deeply devoted Christian woman, Mrs. Cass has served faithfully for 
the past 25 years as a member of the Gospel Temple Missionary Baptist 
Church on the southside of Chicago, under the leadership of the late 
Rev. Dr. Jethro Gayles and the Rev. Bishop Smith. She has also been an 
active member of the National Baptist Convention and the Illinois 
Baptist State Convention.
  Over the years, Mrs. Cass has been very active in civic and community 
affairs. Many of these activities include work with her block club 
organizations and the local electoral process.
  Mr. Speaker, Mrs. Mable Watkins-Cass has dedicated her life to 
helping others. Her commitment and contributions to people have made 
her both, admired and respected. I am privileged that in my lifetime 
our paths have crossed. I am honored to call her a friend and I am 
proud to enter these words into the Record.


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