[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 10 (Thursday, January 25, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E89]
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                         TRIBUTE TO GWYN GANDY

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 25, 1996

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I come before the House today to extol the 
many milestones of Gwyn Gandy. Gwyn is the chief executive officer and 
president of G&G Insurance Brokerage Co., Inc., a full-service firm 
specializing in all forms of insurance. Gwyn is a 12-year veteran of 
the insurance industry and has the distinction of being the only 
African American female from New York to participate in the Democratic 
National Convention [DNC] which awarded a contract that provided for 
special events coverage as part of the DNC.
  Gwyn's parents left the rural south and traveled to Brooklyn where 
she was raised as the oldest of six children. Financial necessity 
prompted Gwyn's entrepreneurial talents to shine through, as she became 
a very competent door-to-door saleswoman. She graduated from Franklin 
K. Lane High School at the age of 17. A marriage which ended in divorce 
produced three children, Kenneth, Sheree, and Kevin, each of whom has 
distinguished themselves academically and professionally.
  Ms. Gandy is a graduate of Hunter College and the Fashion Institute 
of Technology. She is a staunch environmentalist and community 
activist. Gwyn serves as a member of the Bedford Stuyvesant YMCA Board 
of Managers, and has served on the trustee board of the First A.M.E. 
Zion Church in Brooklyn. I am delighted to share her vast contributions 
to the community and America with my House colleagues.

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