[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 18, 2003)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E504] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] TRIBUTE TO RUTH STEELE ______ HON. SCOTT McINNIS of colorado in the house of representatives Tuesday, March 18, 2003 Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize Ruth Steele of Pueblo, Colorado for her determination and commitment to her community. Ruth is the director of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Commission and Cultural Center, and has been a tireless activist for African-American interests in Pueblo and throughout Colorado. I am honored to recognize her accomplishments before this body of Congress and this nation. Ruth graduated from Centennial High School in Pueblo and attended the University of Colorado at Boulder. In the 1950s and 60s she was active in the civil rights movement, registering African-Americans to vote. Since then, she has been a leader for Pueblo's African-American community. She was a legislative aide to state Representatives Wilma Webb and Arie Taylor, and worked to establish a Martin Luther King holiday in Colorado. Ruth helped found Pueblo's orphanage for African-American children, the renovated Lincoln Home, and the Martin Luther King Cultural Center which she now directs. In the future, Ruth hopes to build a multicultural center next to the Lincoln Home and expand African- American leadership in Pueblo. She has been a strong advocate of quality education for African-American youth and was recently named the Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year for her service. Mr. Speaker, it is a great privilege to recognize Ruth Steele before this body of Congress and this nation for her outstanding commitment to the community she calls home. Ruth has worked tirelessly to build bridges between Pueblo's disparate communities. Her leadership is an invaluable asset to her neighbors and fellow citizens. ____________________