[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 90 (Friday, June 25, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1262]
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                HONORING DEOTHA MALONE ON HER RETIREMENT

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 24, 2004

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Dr. J. Deotha 
Malone on her retirement after 55 years of service to the Sumner County 
Board of Education. Dr. Malone is a resident of Gallatin, Tennessee, 
which I have the pleasure of representing in Tennessee's Sixth 
Congressional District.
  Dr. Malone began her teaching career in 1949, the year I was born. 
She retires this year as the longest working educator in the Middle 
Tennessee region.
  Dr. Malone is a remarkable humanitarian. She has made certain that 
lack of money does not stand in the way of her students. She has held 
free remedial reading classes, and she even taught French to students 
at her own home for no charge. And Dr. Malone hasn't stopped yet. She 
still tutors adult non-readers in her spare time.
  Dr. Malone has served her community not only by teaching, but also by 
leading. In 1969, she became the first African American to serve on 
Gallatin's City Council. And she currently serves as the city's vice-
mayor.
  Congratulations to Dr. Malone on her retirement. I know I join with 
the citizens of Gallatin in wishing her all the best in the future.

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