[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 92 (Friday, June 25, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1412]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        TRIBUTE TO MRS. ERNESTINE B. ELLIOTT OF DECATUR, ALABAMA

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                    HON. ROBERT E. (BUD) CRAMER, JR.

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 25, 1999

  Mr. CRAMER. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize Mrs. Ernestine Elliott of Decatur, Alabama for her many years 
of outstanding service to our community.
  Mrs. Elliott's work as a HUD Housing Counselor has been essential in 
building the quality of life the people of Decatur enjoy today. She is 
retiring today after 32 years of service.
  Today the work and immeasurable contributions of Mrs. Elliott to the 
betterment of Decatur are being celebrated at a public reception at 
Decatur's City Hall.
  Mrs. Elliott has worked her way up in the Community Action and 
Community Development Agency (CACDA). Starting as an outreach worker, 
she spent some time as a financial officer before reaching her current 
post as a counselor.
  I believe this tribute is only fitting for one who has given so much 
of herself for others.
  She says he motto is ``Have I helped somebody who couldn't find their 
way?'' She has certainly succeeded in this and in fulfilling her goals 
of helping clients become self-sufficient.
  For Mrs. Elliott, community service is a way of life. In addition to 
her duties with the CACDA, she is Chairman of the Morgan County Alabama 
Democratic Conference and Vice Chairman of the Morgan County Democratic 
Executive Committee. Also, she is involved with Tennessee Valley 
Outreach, Connect Decatur, the Mental Health Association and serves as 
Chairman of Women Missionaries of Maccedonia Cumberland Presbyterian 
Church to name a few of her various affiliations.
  She attended Callhoun Community College and Alabama A&M University. 
She is a proud mother and grandmother with two sons and one grandson. 
Decatur is fortunate not to lose Mrs. Elliott to retirement all 
together. She will continue to serve the area starting July 6th as the 
Morgan County voter registrar.
  Since 1967, Mrs. Elliott has set a great example at the CACDA and for 
all Morgan County of how one person can make a huge difference by 
helping others. I want to congratulate her on her retirement and wish 
her well in her new position. Lastly, I want to commend her for her 
tireless efforts for the people of north Alabama.

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