[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 97 (Thursday, June 27, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1193]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO MYRTLE FAUCETTE

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                            HON. BOB FILNER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 27, 1996

  Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a great friend and 
community leader who passed away last month, Myrtle O. Faucette. Those 
of us in the educational community know that Myrtle always worked to 
make life better for everyone, especially children.
  Myrtle followed her father into the field of education and became a 
teacher and administrator in the San Diego Unified School District for 
more than 35 years. She served as a resource teacher and music teacher 
before being appointed an administrator. She was principal at Knox 
Elementary School for a decade before being disabled in 1995.
  A 37-year resident of San Diego County, Myrtle was born in 
Greensboro, NC, the oldest of four children born to C.R.A. Cunningham, 
retired registrar of North Carolina A&T College, and the late Ida M. 
Cunningham.
  Myrtle distinguished herself academically as a valedictorian of her 
high school class. She earned a degree in education at North Carolina 
A&T, graduating summa cum laude in 1956. Later she received an M.A. in 
education from United States International University. She moved to San 
Diego in 1959 after her marriage to Paul M. Faucette.
  She worked closely with San Diego's Administrators Association, the 
Association of Black Educators, and Delta Kappa Gamma, a professional 
organization of women educators. She was on the board of education of 
St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral and represented San Diego City schools 
at conferences throughout the state.
  Myrtle served as president of the San Diego Alumni Chapter of Delta 
Sigma Theta Sorority. An accomplished musician, she often played piano 
at various community functions. She resided in the Spring Valley area 
of California's 50th Congressional District.
  She was indeed a guiding light to all that came to know her in a long 
and illustrious career. My thoughts and prayers go out to her loving 
husband Paul, to her family and friends, and to the community she 
served.

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