[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 118 (Tuesday, September 9, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1706]
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                        TRIBUTE TO PHOEBE LAYNE

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 9, 1997

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Phoebe Layne. Ms. 
Layne is the director of community affairs for Brookdale University 
Hospital and Medical Center.
  Ms. Layne has been an activist for over 30 years. She is a member of 
the Community Board 13 and the Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club. Phoebe 
helped to establish the First Canarsie League, an auxiliary of 
Brookdale Hospital. She has worked tirelessly to help implement city 
ambulance outposts throughout Brooklyn. She helped create a grass roots 
effort to bring CPRA training to her community as part of her 
involvement with the hospital and many other civic organizations.
  Phoebe is a woman of vision. She is also a member of the Interagency 
Council for the Aging in East Flatbush, east NY, Brownsville/Ocean 
Hill, and district No. 18. She is the mother of two sons, and three 
granddaughters.

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