[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 195 (Friday, December 8, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2327]
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                       TRIBUTE TO HENRY A. PANKEY

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                          HON. JOSE E. SERRANO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 7, 1995

  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to my friend, 
Mr. Henry A. Pankey, who will be honored on Saturday at the Second 
Annual Holiday Ball of the Eternal Fellowship of African American 
Postal Workers for his dedicated career in the U.S. Postal Service.
  The Eternal Fellowship of African American Postal Workers is a non-
profit organization which was founded to celebrate the African-American 
culture and to advance the well-being of the African-American 
community. At their second Christmas ball, to be held at Marina del Rey 
in the Bronx, the members of the ``Eternal Fellowship'' will bestow 
upon Mr. Pankey an honorary membership for his lifetime career in 
postal service operations.
  I had the opportunity of meeting young and cheerful Henry Pankey when 
we were classmates at Clark Junior High School in the Bronx. Mr. Pankey 
later graduated from Bronx Community College and completed courses at 
the University of Virginia, Bernard Baruch College, Hunter College, 
Lehman College and Duke University.
  His 32-year career in customer service and postal office operations 
includes experience as Division General Manager/Postmaster in the 
Western New York Division and in the Newark Division, and as Officer-
In-Charge of the Elizabeth New Jersey Post Office.
  Today, Mr. Pankey holds the post of Vice President of the Mid-
Atlantic Area of the United States Postal Service. His philosophy has 
been ``what comes in today gets sorted and dispatched today, and 
delivered tomorrow.'' Under Mr. Pankey's leadership, postal management 
has reached higher levels of efficiency and accountability.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mr. Henry 
A. Pankey's lifelong and dedicated career to the benefit of our 
communities.

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