[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 61 (Wednesday, May 17, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E743]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO JAMES DALE WEST

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                          HON. JULIAN C. DIXON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 16, 2000

  Mr. DIXON. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to pay tribute today to Los 
Angeles educator James Dale West for his more than four decades of 
service as a teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District. On 
Sunday, June 4, 2000, the Stovall Educational Uplift Foundation will 
honor Mr. West for his many years of dedicated service to the school 
children of Los Angeles. In recognition of his exemplary career, I am 
pleased to have this opportunity to publicly acknowledge his 
contributions to the school district, as well as to the Los Angeles 
community.
  A native of Oklahoma, James Dale West graduated from Booker T. 
Washington High School, and attended Langston University, located in 
Langston, Oklahoma. He served in the United States military and after 
his tour of duty, entered California State Polytechnic University, 
where he met the woman who would become his wife, Ole Maye Daniel. The 
couple married in 1950, and James went on to earn two post-graduate 
degrees.
  James Dale West began his career as an educator at Jackson High 
School in 1953. He remained at Jackson for fifteen years, before moving 
to Crenshaw High School and Manual Arts Adult School, where he still 
teaches today. In addition, he serves as the field representative for 
the Regional Occupational Program/Business Industrial School, which 
provides training for students at the job site. He also is president of 
the Association Career Education Center of Los Angeles.
  Mr. West is a member of the Crenshaw United Methodist Church and is a 
chorister with the Crenshaw Sanctuary Choir; the Saint Mark United 
Methodist Sanctuary Choir; the United Methodist Men's Choir, and the 
Ecumenical Men's Chorus. He is also an avid traveler who has traveled 
to each of the fifty states, and visited forty country.
  James and his lovey wife, Ole Maye, are the proud parents of three 
daughters: Dr. Gay West Brown, Attorney Joy West, and Joil West. The 
couple also are blessed with four grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to acknowledge the contributions of Los 
Angeles public school educator James Dale West. I ask that you join me 
in extending best wishes to him as he continues to impart his vast 
knowledge to the school children of Los Angeles.

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