[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 53 (Wednesday, April 25, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E626]
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                       TRIBUTE TO MS. BETTY TIMES

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                          HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 25, 2001

  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ms. Betty Times. 
Betty Times was a truly unique individual whose record of dedicated 
community service is an inspiration. Her leadership has meant so much 
to the many agencies she supported as well as the individuals whose 
lives she touched.
  Her work included the Marin City-USA Project, Sausalito School Board, 
Marin General Hospital Board, Marin Education Fund, the Marin City 
Community Development Corporation, the National Women's Political 
Caucus, and many others. She became the first African-American to head 
a county department when she was named to direct the newly formed 
Citizens Service Office in 1978. She has been honored by the Marin 
Women's Hall of Fame, the county Human Rights Commission (the Martin 
Luther King Humanitarian Award), and the Marin County Grass Roots 
Leadership Network.
  Mr. Speaker, we honor Betty Times for her strength, good humor, wit, 
and integrity as well as her leadership. The Marin community will be 
the poorer for her loss.

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