[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 150 (Tuesday, October 20, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S12737]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO JESSIE TRICE

 Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I rise today to salute one of 
Florida's most dedicated health care service providers. On October 17, 
1998, the Economic Opportunity Family Health Center of Miami both 
honored and said farewell to their President and CEO, Ms. Jessie Trice. 
Ms. Trice's retirement concludes a career of more than thirty years 
devoted to the improvement of health care services in under privileged 
communities throughout both Florida and the nation. She is a true 
humanitarian, and has been locally and nationally recognized for her 
tireless advocacy on behalf of the affordable and accessible services 
primary care centers provide vulnerable populations. Because of her 
efforts, these centers have garnered support at all levels of 
government, and they remain a vitally important force in the health 
care continuum of needy communities.
  Jessie Trice is both a community leader and policy maker. Her 
distinguished resume includes positions as Public Health Nurse 
Supervisor and Chief of Nursing Services at the Dade County Department 
of Public Health, Executive Director of the Visiting Nurses 
Association, and Assistant County Nursing Director of the Children and 
Youth Project. Her service as the Chairwoman of the Health Choice 
Network, Inc., the Screening Committee of the National Association of 
Community Health Care Centers, and the Legislative Committee of the 
Florida Council of Primary Care Centers, as well as her membership on 
the Board of Directors of the Primary Care Centers, Inc., are a 
testament to her superb leadership abilities.
  In 1970, President Richard Nixon recognized Ms. Trice's outstanding 
contributions and proven expertise in this field by appointing her to 
serve as a delegate to the White House Conference of Children. She was 
named Florida Nurse of the Year in both 1972 and 1984, and made 
Distinguished Honoree by the Academy of Black Women in the Health 
Professions. She has been named to the lists of ``Who's Who'' for 
Health Care Professionals, American Women, and American Business 
Leaders.
  Mr. President, the list of those who support and admire the work of 
Jessie Trice is long and distinguished. I am grateful for the work she 
has done on behalf of the state of Florida, and I ask my colleagues to 
join me in extending my congratulations for her thirty years of service 
in the field of health care services. May her examples of dedication 
and hard work continue to be of inspiration to others.

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