[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 156 (Saturday, November 8, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2250-E2251]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING KAREN S. DAUGHTRY

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 7, 1997

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the work and 
achievements of Dr. Karen S. Daughtry. While working as the director 
for the past 26 years of the Alonzo A. Daughtry Memorial Day Care 
Center, her dedication to issues concerning women and children, locally 
and internationally, has proven incomparable.
  As a 1996 recipient of the doctor of ministry degree from New York 
Theological Seminary, her commitment to social change, through her 
faith, is unquestionable. Using a Christian perspective, she has 
focused on increasing knowledge and comprehensive understanding of 
social and political issues which impact on and relate to family life, 
health, the arts, and educational and personal development. Dr. 
Daughtry, has been able to further her goals by serving as an advisor 
to the House of the Lord Youth Department and Sisterhood, and as chair 
of the Church's National Department of Women's Work. Dr. Daughtry also 
serves on the board of directors of the Randolph Evans Memorial 
Scholarship Fund, an organization formed in 1979 which awards 10 
scholarships of $1,500 each to Brooklyn college bound youth in the name 
and memory of Randolph Evans, a 16-year-old shot to death in 1976 by a 
police officer.
  Under her leadership, Sisters Against South African Apartheid [SASAA] 
participated in a petition drive which delivered thousands of 
signatures to the United Nations on behalf of detained and tortured 
children of Angola and hosted Mrs. Maria Eugenia Neto, the mother of 
Angola, at a special service when she visited the United States. In 
addition, SASAA was proud to host Zenami Mandela, daughter of Nelson 
and Winnie Mandela, a year prior to his release from prison. The 
organization also participated with the Nelson Mandela Reception 
Committee in organizing the first visit to New York City of Nelson and 
Winnie Mandela, and hosted Mrs. Mandela in programs at the House of the 
Lord Church and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
  Probably what Dr. Karen Daughtry would consider her most important 
achievement, however, is the raising of her family. She has been 
married since 1962 to Rev. Herbert Daughtry, national presiding 
minister of the House of Lord Churches. They are proud parents of three 
daughters, Leah Denyatta, Sharon D'Boya, and Dawnique Dekeba and one 
son Herbert, Jr., all college graduates.
  Though Dr. Daughtry may only be one person, she has shown this 
country and the world the power of what one person can do. As a result, 
Dr. Daughtry has been the recipient of a plethora of awards and 
proclamations for her work and achievements. Mr. Speaker, please join 
me in honoring Dr. Karen Daughtry for all of her important work.

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