[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 118 (Monday, September 13, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1850-E1851]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO VERA LILLARD-YOUNG

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 13, 1999

  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I pay 
tribute to an outstanding citizen of Indiana's First Congressional 
District, Mrs. Vera Lillard-Young, of Gary, Indiana. After forty years 
of dedicated public service, Mrs. Vera Lillard-Young announced her 
retirement from the Child Welfare Unit of the Lake County Office of the 
Division of Family and Children on Friday, August 27, 1999. Mrs. Vera 
Lillard-Young, along with her friends and family, will celebrate her 
retirement at a reception on September 18, 1999, at St. Timothy's 
Community Church Fellowship Hall in Gary, Indiana.
  Mrs. Vera Lillard-Young has dedicated a substantial portion of her 
life to the betterment of the people and families of Northwest Indiana. 
Her distinguished career with the Lake County Division of Family and 
Children has had a positive impact on our community. For more than 
forty years, she has served as an important figure within the Division 
of Family and Children. She has held several positions throughout her 
tenure, but none as important as Division Manager with the Child 
Welfare Unit, the position from which she retired in August of this 
year.
  A 1945 graduate of Wendell Phillips High School in Chicago, Mrs. Vera 
Lillard-Young enrolled as a student at Woodrow Wilson Junior College, 
which she attended for two years. In 1950, she earned a Bachelor of 
Science in Biology from De Paul University. Mrs. Vera Lillard-Young 
continued her education by taking graduate courses at Indiana 
University Northwest with an emphasis in social work. Additionally, she 
has attended several social work seminars in Chicago as well as at the 
University of Georgia.
  In 1958, Mrs. Vera Lillard-Young began her career in social work as a 
caseworker at what was formerly called the Lake County Department of 
Public Welfare, which is today known as the Lake County Division of 
Family and Children. She has held several positions while employed with 
the Lake County Division of Family and Children, including: Caseworker 
with the Aid to Dependent Children Unit in Hammond, Indiana; Supervisor 
with the Child Welfare Unit in Hammond, Indiana; Assistant Division 
Head with the Child Welfare Unit in Hammond, Indiana; Assistant 
Division Head with the Aid to Families with Dependent Children Unit in 
Gary, Indiana; Assistant Division Director with the Child Welfare Unit 
in Gary, Indiana; and Division Manager with the Child Welfare Unit in 
Gary, Indiana.
  After forty years of dedicated service, Mrs. Vera Lillard-Young is 
retiring as Division Manager with the Child Welfare Unit of the Lake

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County Division of Family and Children. During her tenure with the Lake 
County Division of Family and Children, she instituted and organized a 
foster parent recognition dinner, served on the Corrective Action 
Committee which initiated new policies and procedures within the Lake 
County Division of Family and Children, and chaired the foster parent 
training committee. Additionally, she is an active member of St. 
Timothy's Community Church.
  On this special day, I offer my heartfelt congratulations to Mrs. 
Vera Lillard-Young. Her large circle of family and friends can be proud 
of the contributions this prominent individual has made. Her 
exceptional work with the Lake County Division of Family and Children 
will be greatly missed. I sincerely wish Mrs. Vera Lillard-Young a 
long, happy, and productive retirement.

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