[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 97 (Thursday, July 10, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1389-E1390]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO DE COSTA HEADLEY

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 9, 1997

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure and privilege to honor Mr. 
DeCosta Headley for his contributions in the community of Brooklyn. Mr. 
Headley is the founder of the Rosetta Gaston United Democratic Club and 
a dynamic player in the political and economic affairs of the 
communities of Brownsville and east New York.
  DeCosta was raised in Brownsville and east New York, and has been 
instrumental in providing college scholarships for youth, jobs for 
community residents, and full services for senior citizens.

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  As an entrepreneur, Mr. Headley is the president of Diversified 
Flintlock Corp., a general contracting company. His company has built 
numerous medical centers, low-income affordable housing units, and has 
just recently completed a senior citizen housing unit of Berean 
Missionary Baptist Church in Brooklyn's east New York neighborhood, and 
a branch of the Carver Federal Savings Bank in Harlem.
  DeCosta has been widely recognized for his civil, political, and 
corporate endeavors. I am pleased to commend his efforts and recognize 
his vast contributions.

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