[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 29, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E57]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO MRS. MARIAN M. OLIVER

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 29, 2002

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mrs. Marion 
M. Oliver of South Carolina, a retired educator with numerous years in 
the public school systems. A dedicated servant to her fellow citizens, 
she has amassed many years of volunteer service to her community. I 
join the citizens of Orangeburg and Barnwell Counties in expressing our 
deep appreciation and gratitude to her for a lifetime of outstanding 
service.
  Mrs. Oliver was born February 17, 1912, in Bamberg County, South 
Carolina. She attended schools in through high school. After graduating 
high school she continue her education at Claflin University in 
Orangeburg, SC. There she received a Bachelor of Arts in Early 
Childhood Education. After graduation, her desire to help others lead 
her to a thirty-seven year teaching career in Orangeburg and Barnwell 
Counties, South Carolina.
  Though Mrs. Oliver has no biological children, she has raised two; 
Dwight and Pearl Ethel, as her own and has been a mentor to many others 
in her community. She has invested much of her time supporting her 
church and community through personal involvement and countless 
fundraisers. In addition to her leadership positions in her church, 
Sunday School Teacher and President of United Methodist Women, she is 
an active member of the National Association for the Advancement of 
Colored People (NAACP).
  At age eighty-nine, Mrs. Oliver is still active with United Methodist 
Women and several other organizations in her community including 
Cooperative Church Ministries of Orangeburg, American Association of 
Retired Persons (AARP), Retired Teachers' Association, and a local 
needbased service group called Senior Support Group. Because of her 
tireless dedication to church and community, Mrs. Oliver is now reaping 
the harvest of her efforts through the admiration she receives from her 
neighbors and appreciation she receives from those whose lives she has 
touched.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and my colleagues join me in honoring 
Mrs. Marian M. Oliver for the immeasurable service she has offered to 
her community through her roles as a teacher, civic leader and 
volunteer. I sincerely thank Mrs. Oliver for her life-long commitment 
to helping others and wish her good luck and Godspeed.

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