[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 71 (Thursday, June 4, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S5656]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN MEMORY OF MABEL VIRGINIA JEWS

 Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I rise today to celebrate the 
life of Mabel Virginia Jews, a dedicated mother and a great educator 
who passed away on May 23, 1998. As we work to strengthen our Nation's 
families, I hope we can all find inspiration in the life of this 
remarkable woman.
  In 1934, Mrs. Jews graduated from then Morgan State College and 
followed her undergraduate studies with a Masters degree from the 
former Salisbury State College in the 1960's. She lived most of her 
life on Maryland's Eastern Shore where she dedicated herself to 
education, both in her classrooms and in the life of her son, William 
Jews, Jr. As a teacher, Mrs. Jews taught English and home economics in 
junior high and high school where her patience and kindness taught 
students to feel comfortable about learning. In addition to her service 
as a schoolteacher, Mrs. Jews also worked as hospital administrator, 
Pentagon employee and property manager.
  Mabel Jews believed in getting behind our kids, making her son and 
his education her top priority. Mrs. Jews focused her life's work on 
helping young Bill build an educational record that would give him the 
opportunity to attend any school in the country. I'm pleased to say he 
chose Maryland's Johns Hopkins University. As many of my colleagues 
know, Bill Jews is now the president of CareFirst Inc. and chief 
executive officer of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maryland. We can 
imagine how proud Mrs. Jews was of her son's success. She was a model 
mother who espoused the values we work to promote in our country's 
families.
  Mr. President, I am honored today to pay special tribute to such an 
inspirational and important Marylander. Throughout her lifetime, Mabel 
Jews made vital contributions to the successful life of her son Bill, 
as well as to the lives and lessons of those who surrounded her. The 
great state of Maryland is fortunate to have been home to such a great 
woman.

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