[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 34 (Thursday, March 21, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E396]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN HONOR OF MRS. JOYCE YVONNE CHASE

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 20, 2002

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Mrs. Joyce Yvonne 
Chase, member of the Kings County Hospital Community Advisory Board and 
the NAACP 100 Black Women, devoted parishioner of the John Wesley 
United Methodist Church and a dedicated community leader, in 
recognition of the nearly five decades of compassionate and selfless 
service she has contributed to her community.
  A native of Guyana, Mrs. Chase migrated to the United States in 1953. 
She began her career as a nurse's aide at the Jewish Chronic Disease 
Hospital, and after five years of devoted service, joined the staff of 
Brooklyn's Kings County Hospital. Through continued education and hard 
work, while at Kings County Hospital, Mrs. Chase progressed from 
nurse's aide to licensed practical nurse and then to Registered Nurse, 
the position from which she retired in 1993 after forty years of 
enthusiastic, kind-hearted and loving service--service that made a 
difference in the lives of countless individuals and families.
  After retiring from her career in nursing in 1993, Mrs. Chase 
continued to carry out her commitment to care and service of the less 
fortunate as a dedicated volunteer. Since 1993, Mrs. Chase has 
volunteered as a member of the Auxiliary of Kings County Hospital 
Center, spearheaded the hospital's One Hundred and Sixty-fifth 
Anniversary Celebration, which raised $126,000 to enable the further 
development of the New Bed Tower of Kings County Hospital, and 
personally organized a fundraiser for Rhonda Armstrong, a twelve year 
old Guyanan native with a brain tumor. Mrs. Chase also continues to 
coordinate an Annual Thanksgiving Party for the children of Bedford 
Stuyvesant, volunteers at the Brooklyn's Children's Museum, and 
fulfills her role as the pillar of her family.
  Finally Mr. Speaker, I would like to note that Mrs. Chase is married 
to Keith Anderson Chase, and is the proud mother of two children.
  A beacon of dignity and compassion and a pillar of her community and 
family, in all that she has done Mrs. Chase has always put others 
first; she has always been giving, always caring. Her selfless 
commitment to serving those in need has touched many lives and had a 
tremendously positive affect on her community. Mrs. Joyce Yvonne Chase 
is truly an exemplary citizen worthy of our praise. I urge my 
colleagues to join me in honoring her.

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