[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 26, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E317]
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                         HONORING SIOUX TAYLOR

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 26, 1997

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, today I speak to honor a woman who has done 
so much for the people of her community, her city and her State. Sioux 
Taylor has been active in her community, serving since 1992 as 
commissioner of the Mount Vernon Recreation Dept. and for 14 years 
before that as executive director of the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau.
  But her contributions exceed that service. Since receiving her 
masters of science from New York University she has served in many 
capacities; as a member of the steering committee, New York State 
Coalition for the Aging, chairperson of the Mount Vernon Chapter of the 
Martin Luther King, Jr., Institute for Social Change, president of the 
lay organization, Allen Temple AME Church, as a district leader of the 
Mount Vernon Democratic Party since 1978, and as a member of the 
executive committee of the Mount Vernon Council Community Services. She 
was named 1988 social worker of the year for Westchester County and a 
year later, social worker of the year: New York State. She was awarded 
the second annual Governor's Award for African-Americans of 
Distinction. She has served as the convener and first president of 
Southern Westchester NOW and is a founding member of the National 
Women's Political Caucus and the Westchester Black Women's Political 
Caucus.
  On her retirement, Sioux Taylor leaves her community far richer for 
her work. She has been a great help to me, serving as a guide and 
advisor so I could better represent Mount Vernon in Congress. I join 
with everyone there in thanking her for all she gave.

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