[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 42 (Tuesday, April 16, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E532]
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                  IN RECOGNITION OF REGINALD LAFAYETTE

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 16, 2002

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, since he arrived in Mount Vernon from 
Charleston, South Carolina 30 years ago, Reginald Lafayette has held so 
many responsible positions in the City we can rightly ask; Could we 
have gotten along without him.
  He started in politics as a Democratic District Leader, a position he 
still holds. Some of the other positions he holds or has held are the 
Democratic Chairman of the City of Mount Vernon, member of the 
Westchester County Democratic Executive Committee, member of the Black 
Democrats of Westchester, former member of the United States Selective 
Service Board No. 104, former member of the Mount Vernon Postal Service 
Board, former Executive Vice President of the Mount Vernon Chapter of 
the N.A.A.C.P., former Treasurer of the Independent Citizen's League, 
former President of the Mount Vernon Lions Club, former member of the 
Board of Directors of the Westchester Opportunity Program, and former 
member of the Mount Vernon Day Care Center.
  He did all of this while working full time for Met Life for his first 
nine years in Mount Vernon.
  Besides all of the above, he served as Commissioner of Human Rights, 
as the City of Mount Vernon Deputy Controller for 14 years, and is a 
member of the Westchester County Board of Elections and the New York 
State Election Commissioner Association.
  He has worked hard to make his community a better place to live and 
he has succeeded admirably, I and many others in Mount Vernon have long 
admired his diligence and his ability to achieve results. We are all 
thankful that we have Reggie among us. I am thankful to know him and to 
be his friend.

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