[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 31, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1969]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO MAE GRAYSON HAMILTON

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                             HON. MIKE ROSS

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 31, 2001

  Mr. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, I wish to pay tribute to the life and 
accomplishments of my friend, Mae Grayson Hamilton, who passed away on 
October 17, 2001, in Little Rock, Arkansas.
  A Dumas, Arkansas, native, Mae was a longtime teacher in the public 
school system in my hometown of Prescott. During the course of her 
career, she enriched the lives of generations of Prescott school 
children through her love for her students and dedication to teaching. 
As an educator, she was an active member of the National Education 
Association, the Arkansas Education Association, the Literacy Council 
and the Nevada County Retired Teachers Association.
  Mae was also a devoted member of the Macedonia Missionary Baptist 
Church in Broughton, Arkansas. In the church, she served as a deaconess 
and a member of the Hospitality Committee, the Outreach Mission and the 
Women's Missionary Society. In addition, she gave of her time to be 
Children's Church Coordinator and Chair of the Program Committee.
  Mae Grayson Hamilton was truly a role model not only to our young 
people, but to all those who knew her well. Her passing is a great loss 
to her former students, her church family, and all the people of Nevada 
County. I am grateful for her lifelong commitment to education and her 
community, and I was proud to represent her in the United States House 
of Representatives.
  My heart goes out to Mae's husband, Johnny Hamilton, Jr., and her two 
daughters, Michele Hamilton Rhodes and Nicole Hamilton, and my thoughts 
and prayers are with all her family and friends.

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