[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 48 (Thursday, March 25, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E593]
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                        TRIBUTE TO NELLIE MACKAY

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                          HON. JOSE E. SERRANO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 25, 1999

  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Ms. Nellie 
Mackay, an outstanding individual who has dedicated her life to public 
service. She will be honored this Saturday, March 27, by parents, 
family, friends, and professionals for her outstanding contributions to 
the community at the Sixth Annual Senior Citizen Luncheon hosted by the 
Patterson Volunteer Committee, Inc. at the Mott Haven Community Center.
  Born in Elkton, Tennessee, Ms. Mackay moved to New York and has been 
a resident of Patterson Houses for 32 years. A 1986 graduate from 
Vermont College and graduate of Medical Aide Training School in 1997, 
she has certainly shown the importance of life long learning.
  She is a Bronx State Committee member and a member of Community 
Planning board #1. Through her years of service, she has served on the 
National Advisory Council of Save a Marriage, the City of New York 
Child Abuse and Maltreatment committee, and New York University Food 
Service and Management program among many others.
  Mr. Speaker, Nellie also visits Middletown New York Prison once a 
year to do a Black History workshop with inmates. She was the 
representative for Senior Citizens for Social Security from 1973 until 
1975 and in 1979 she ran a workshop for children from the Mott Haven 
Day Care Center about their heritage, which appeared in Big Red 
newspaper. She has been involved in a wide variety of community 
activities, including volunteer work with the elderly and marriage 
counseling.
  The business, professional, and civic organizations to which she 
belonged, like the honors and awards she was given are almost beyond 
counting.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Ms. Nellie 
Mackay for her outstanding achievements and her enduring commitment to 
the community.

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