[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 54 (Thursday, April 3, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E661]
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                      IN MEMORY OF ODELIA ROBINSON

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                       HON. STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 3, 2003

  Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, Odelia V. Robinson, known for her 
focus on economic development and safety during the decade, represented 
Mount Pleasant on Cleveland City Council.
  Robinson took office in 1990 with a promise to bring housing and 
youth services back to the community that had seen little construction 
in recent decades. When she resigned for health reasons at the end of 
1999, her accomplishments included the new Zelma George Recreation 
Center as well as new houses, apartment buildings and a shopping 
center.
  Robinson grew up in the Miles Heights area, where she was a lifelong 
member of Liberty Hill Baptist Church and taught Sunday School. She 
graduated from John Hay High School in 1948 and enrolled in the 
Cleveland College of Western Reserve University. She also took business 
administration courses at Cleveland State University. In 1953, she 
married Clarence Robinson, a bus driver who spent his weekends playing 
baritone saxophone in bands.
  Odelia Robinson was the office manager for the American Civil 
Liberties Union in the 1960s and later worked for the Benjamin Rose 
Institute, an agency that provides services to the elderly. She also 
served on the boards of Hill House, the Murtis H. Taylor MultiServices 
Center and the Inner City Renewal Society.
  On behalf of the people of the 11th Congressional District of Ohio 
and the United States Congress, I offer my sympathies to the family of 
Odelia Robinson.

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