[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 137 (Friday, October 27, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1961]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO GEORGIA LEE O'QUINN BROWN

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                           HON. BOB ETHERIDGE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 26, 2000

  Mr. ETHERIDGE. Mr. Speaker, today I celebrate and honor the public 
service of Georgia Lee O'Quinn Brown of Harnett County, North Carolina. 
Mrs. Brown has served as the County Clerk of Harnett County Superior 
Court for over thirty years and is now retiring.
  Georgia Lee O'Quinn was born on July 27, 1938 to the late Flora Lee 
Holloway O'Quinn and Nelson Carl O'Quinn. She graduated from Boone 
Trail High School in 1956. Later that year, she married the late Wesley 
Hal Brown, with whom she has three children and six grandchildren.
  Mrs. Brown began her faithful service to North Carolina in 1956 when 
she was hired as a clerk in the Office of Harnett County Clerk of 
Superior Court. Nearly half a century later, she is retiring. Mrs. 
Brown has held many offices in the Association of Clerks of Superior 
Court of North Carolina, including the office of president in 1992-93. 
She received appointments to serve as a member of a committee that 
revised the Juvenile Justice Procedures Manual and the Clerks Procedure 
Manual and has served on various state committees relating to the 
office of Clerk of Superior Court. With her wealth of experience and 
knowledge, Mrs. Brown was an obvious choice for appointment to the 
Judicial Advisory Commission for Court Operations. In 1998, Chief 
Justice Burley Mitchell appointed Mrs. Brown to this Commission where 
she served until November of 1999.
  Mrs. Brown's leadership may also be seen through her unfaltering 
commitment to service throughout the community. She has been a member 
of the Harnett County Democratic Women, the National College of Probate 
Judges, the Board of Directors of North Carolina Baptist Foundation, 
and more. Her many contributions to her community did not go unnoticed 
by those around her and in 1981, she was named Woman of the Year by the 
Lillington Business and Professional Women's Club. In 1987 she was 
recognized as Democrat of the Year by the Young Democrats of Harnett 
County.
  Mrs. Brown has served as a role model and an inspiration for all 
those around her. She is an active member for the Antioch Baptist 
Church serving as an adult Sunday School teacher president of Women on 
Missions. She has exemplified the principles of service and generosity 
through her numerous contributions and strong commitment to the 
community. Georgia Lee O'Quinn Brown embodies the North Carolina values 
my constituents hold dear, and I want to take this opportunity to share 
with my colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives the outstanding 
contributions of this fine American.




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