[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 74 (Thursday, May 20, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1050]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                     TRIBUTE TO WILLENE C. NESBITT

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                            HON. ROBIN HAYES

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 20, 1999

  Mr. HAYES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Willene C. 
Nesbitt of Concord, North Carolina for her commitment and dedication to 
her community.
  On Saturday, May 22, 1999, Mrs. Nesbitt will be celebrating her 
retirement from Northeast Medical Center in Concord. Mrs. Nesbitt has 
worked for more than 50 years at Northeast Medical Center, formerly 
Cabarrus Memorial Hospital, and has helped it grow and change into the 
fine regional hospital it is today.
  The celebration on Saturday is not only a retirement celebration, but 
also a show of appreciation for all of her efforts in the community.
  Mrs. Nesbitt has been active in the Shankletown-Sidetown Community 
Organization. She was one of the founding board members of this 
organization.
  One project that she recently spearheaded was gathering members of 
the community and surrounding areas together to help rebuild an elderly 
woman's dilapidated home to make it liveable again. Her selfless acts 
of kindness have brought so many in our community a better life.
  Mrs. Nesbitt and her husband, John C. Nesbitt, have also been active 
in their church, Gilmore Chapel AME Zion Church.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Willene Nesbitt in her retirement from 
the hospital, but hope that her community activity will only escalate 
with her new found free time. She truly brings a smile to the faces of 
the people she touches and improves the quality of life for everyone in 
Cabarrus County.

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