[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 97 (Thursday, June 27, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1206]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO MARY B. HENRY

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                          HON. JULIAN C. DIXON

                             of california

                    HON. JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD

                             of california

                           HON. MAXINE WATERS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 27, 1996

  Mr. DIXON. Mr. Speaker, today we pay tribute to Mary B. Henry, a 
distinguished Californian and friend, who has served the Los Angeles 
community with distinction for over 30 years. Currently executive 
director of the Avalon-Carver Community Center, where she began her 
career in 1963, Mary B. Henry has worked diligently to enhance the 
quality of life in the community and enrich the educational lives of 
our young people. Ms. Henry's commitment to and accomplishments in the 
field of education, and her tireless work with various community and 
civic organizations remind us of just how much of a difference one 
person can make in the lives of others.
  Ms. Henry has spent over three decades expanding her knowledge and 
imparting her wisdom in a variety of venues. She was elected to the 
Compton Unified School District Board, serving an unprecedented three 
terms as president of the Board. As an educational training consultant 
she has been affiliated with a number of universities. She has trained 
and conducted seminars in community relations at the University of 
California at Los Angeles, San Diego, and Santa Barbara; the University 
of Southern California; and Pacific Oaks College, among others. She has 
also lent her expertise to organizations such as Operation Head Start.
  Over the years, Ms. Henry has been affiliated with numerous 
educational, service, and professional organizations, including the 
California Center for Community Development; Legislative Committee to 
the State Department of Social Welfare; Women's Job Core Advisory 
Board; Citizen's Committee for Community Action; EYOA Head Start Task 
Force; and the California Committee on Regional Medical Programs. She 
has served as a commissioner of the Southeast General Hospital 
Authority and as a board member of the Los Angeles Urban Coalition. She 
is currently affiliated with the California Department of Health and 
Welfare Committee on Minority Incarceration and the Lutheran World 
Federation Community Development Committee among others.
  Mary Henry's outstanding career has not been unnoticed. She is the 
recipient of numerous awards and honors. Among them: the Los Angeles 
Times Woman of the Year Award, 1967; Parent-Teacher Association 
Outstanding Achievement in Community Service Award; Doctorate of 
Humanities form Windsor University, Los Angeles; and Doctor of Laws, 
Honoris Causa, from the University of Santa Clara, California. At the 
State level, she has been honored by the California State Assembly, 
Governor Jerry Brown, and the California State Senate. At the national 
level her contributions have been recognized over the years by 
Presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Vice 
President Hubert Humphrey, and Members of Congress.
  On Saturday, July 13, 1996, friends and colleagues of Ms. Mary B. 
Henry will gather at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles to pay tribute 
to this outstanding public servant for her untiring commitment to our 
community. Her life serves as an inspiration to us all. We are honored 
to share this brief glimpse of a very remarkable individual, and to ask 
our colleagues to join us and our fellow Los Angelenos in saluting Mary 
Henry.

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