[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 172 (Wednesday, December 12, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2262]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       IN HONOR OF DARREN PEARSON

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 11, 2001

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Darren Pearson in 
recognition of his community service as well as his successful real 
estate businesses in Brooklyn and Queens, NY.
  Mr. Pearson's businesses include a full-service real estate firm, 
apartment building management, and construction and maintenance. Before 
becoming involved in real estate, Darren worked as an account executive 
for Amergold Corp. He also worked for Vanguard Oil as a fuel salesman 
in the commercial and barge departments. His duties included fuel sales 
to Con Edison, PSE&G, and LILCO. He was subsequently promoted to 
director of public relations for Vanguard and was responsible for the 
home oil transfer program, which provided oil to needy families at 
either a discount or no cost. His success in that position led to his 
promotion to vice president of procurement and industrial sales for 
Vanco Oil Co., a subsidiary of Vanguard.
  Darren is active in the Brooklyn and Manhattan communities. He is the 
chairman of the Men's Caucus for Congressman Towns, a member of 100 
Black Men, Inc., and New York State Senator David Patterson's 
Progressive Professional Network. As a young businessman, Darren hires 
and trains college-bound students as trainees in real estate management 
and office administration.
  Mr. Speaker, Darren Pearson is a young entrepreneur committed to 
working with his community and promoting opportunities for others. As 
such, he is more than worthy of receiving this recognition, and I urge 
my colleagues to join me in honoring this remarkable man.

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