[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 150 (Tuesday, October 20, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2258-E2259]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING JUDITH MARDEN INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY LIVING AWARDEE

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 20, 1998

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Judith Marden for 
service to the Brooklyn community, and congratulate her as a recipient 
of an Institute for Community Living award.
  Judith Marden graduated from Adelphi University with a Bachelor of 
Science degree in Elementary Education. She received her Master of 
Science Degree in Elementary education from Hofstra University 
concentrating on courses in sociology and psychology.
  After teaching for a number of years, she decided to join her husband 
Melvin in their contract and design business. At that time she attended 
the New York School of Interior Design.
  For the last twenty-five years, she has taken her background in 
design, psychology and sociology and applied them to furnishing 
residences, group homes, and larger facilities. The emphasis has been 
on establishing a home-like environment to suit the different needs of 
the individuals living in them.
  In her work, Judith has researched the living needs of the homeless, 
mentally ill, chemically addicted, developmentally disabled, 
individuals with AIDS, children in foster care, battered women, senior 
citizens, children and unwed mothers, while working with the agencies 
that care for and support these populations.

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  Mr. Speaker, I would like you and my colleagues from both sides of 
the aisle to join me in honoring Ms. Judith Marden for her invaluable 
service to the Institute for Community Living and the Brooklyn 
community.

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