[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 112 (Friday, August 1, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1585]
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                        HONORING THOMAS WORRELL

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 31, 1997

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, the growth of our communities is accomplished 
through the good works of those people who give of themselves so 
earnestly and so well, whose contributions cover so many areas that 
they permeate the whole community. One of these rare people is Thomas 
Worrell who has been named the 1997 Heritage Celebration Grand Marshal 
by the Yonkers African-American Heritage Celebration. The reasons for 
his selection are obvious. Mr. Worrell is Great, Grand Exalted Ruler of 
the Terrace City Lodge of the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order 
of Elks of the World which has a long tradition of serving lunches for 
senior citizens and teaching responsibility to youngsters. He served in 
the U.S. Army during World War II, being discharged in 1949. He married 
Gloria Dias and together they have six children.
  Mr. Worrell, who worked for a local trucking company, was a member of 
the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, serving for 15 of his 47 
years in the union as a shop steward. He also joined the National 
Association for the Advancement of Colored People to fight segregation. 
In his years with the Terrace City Lodge, Mr. Worrell helped it to grow 
from a storefront to the eminent institution it is today.
  He has passed his passion for helping to his two sons. Robert serves 
the Elks as Chief Antler of Council 57. Thomas III serves as president 
of the Samuel H. Dow Fife and Drum Corps.
  There are few as worthy as Mr. Worrell to be named Heritage Grand 
Marshal.

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