[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 151 (Monday, November 1, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2231]
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                    TRIBUTE TO WINSOME McLEAN-DAVIS

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, November 1, 1999

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I want to bring to my colleagues' attention 
the achievements of Ms. Winsome McLean-Davis.
  Ms. McLean-Davis is currently the administrator for the Bishop Henry 
B. Hucles Episcopal Nursing Home which is a 240-bed skilled nursing 
facility in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. Through her 
leadership and pioneering spirit, the facility opened an adult day care 
program in April of this year. The Episcopal Nursing Home has also 
received a deficiency-free assessment from the Department of Health.
  Winsome's contributions to our community go beyond her 
accomplishments in the successful operation of this nursing facility. 
As Vice President of her local block association, Winsome has focused 
on improving her community. In an attempt to develop community support 
groups, Winsome organized a summer program for children and youth. 
Currently, Winsome also serves as the Vice President of the Black Long 
Term Care Administrators' Association (BLTCA).
  Our community has greatly benefited from Winsome's strong moral 
commitments. She credits her father, Curlin Thomas McLean, a trade 
union leader in Jamaica with instilling in her the principle that 
``investing in another's life is the real sign of true service.'' Her 
mother, Ruby, by example, continues to enforce these values. Winsome 
completed her undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of 
the West Indies and Howard University. She completed post-graduate 
studies in gerontology at the Brookdale Center on Aging of the City 
University of New York.
  Winsome is married to Kenneth Davis and they have a five-year-old 
son, Andrew. Ms. McLean-Davis is truly an inspiration to her fellow 
administrators and a pillar in her community. I commend her to my 
colleagues as an outstanding example of a community leader.

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