[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 76 (Thursday, June 5, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1140-E1141]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO DARREN K. PEARSON

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 5, 1997

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend an established 
entrepreneur, Darren K. Pearson. He developed and is currently running 
three businesses in Brooklyn and Queens, NY.
  Mr. Pearson's businesses include a full-service real estate firm, 
apartment building management, and construction and maintenance. Before 
becoming involved in real estate, Darren worked as an account executive 
for Amergold Corp. He also worked for Vanguard Oil as a fuel salesman 
in the commercial and barge departments. His duties included fuel sales 
to Con Edison, PSE&G, and LILCO. He was subsequently promoted to 
director of public relations for Vanguard and was responsible for the 
home oil transfer program, which provided oil to needy families at 
either a discount or no cost. His success in that position led to his 
promotion to vice president of procurement and industrial sales for 
Vanco Oil Co., a subsidiary of Vanguard.

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  Darren is the chairman of the Men's Caucus for Congressman Towns, a 
member of 100 Black Men, Inc., and senator David Patterson's 
Progressive Professional Network. As a young businessman, Darren hires 
and trains college-bound students as trainees in real estate management 
and office administration. I am pleased to introduce him to my House 
colleagues.

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