[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 26 (Thursday, February 29, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E259]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO MERLE BAGLEY

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 29, 1996

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to recognize Mrs. Merle Bagley 
for her contribution to the Brooklyn community. Mrs. Bagley migrated to 
New York from North Carolina in the 1960's. Her life's work has 
revolved around her dedication to children, not only her own, but 
society's children. She has successfully raised 10 children, a major 
accomplishment in itself. But equally important is the community work 
she has done on behalf of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Youth and Action 
Board, where she serves as the vice president of the Pacific Street 
Block Association, and is a member of the Earnestine Grena Senior 
Citizen Center.
  Mrs. Bagley has been involved in community work since her retirement, 
and has lived in the East New York section of Brooklyn since 1973. She 
is active in the Linden Houses Tenant Association, and is an appointed 
member of Planning Board 5 and Area Policy Board 5. Merle Bagley's 
efforts have enriched the community she lives in and loves, and I am 
pleased to bring her to the attention of my colleagues.

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