[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 28 (Thursday, March 10, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E416]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  A TRIBUTE TO PATRICIA ANN JONES-WYNN

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 10, 2005

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of Patricia Ann Jones-Wynn in 
recognition of her strong commitment to her family, church and 
community.
  Patricia, the oldest of eight children born to the late Willoughby 
and Maranda R. Jones, hails from Hamilton, North Carolina. She 
graduated with honors from West Martin High School in Oak City, North 
Carolina. Pat holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Secretarial 
Science, with a minor in Library Science from North Carolina Central 
University in Durham, North Carolina.
  Upon graduation from college in 1962, Patricia relocated to Brooklyn, 
New York where she married Ernest W. Wynn, her childhood sweetheart. In 
Brooklyn, she commenced her professional career as a secretary for the 
Brooklyn Tuberculosis Association. Following the birth of her first 
child, Patricia embarked on the more challenging and rewarding career 
of a full time homemaker. In 1965 she gave birth to her second child.
  In 1973, with her children older and less dependent on her, Pat 
resumed her professional career by taking a position as the 
Administrative Assistant to Dr. William A. Jones, Pastor of Bethany 
Baptist Church in Brooklyn, New York. In this capacity, she not only 
performed secretarial and administrative duties, but she was also the 
coordinator of the church newsletter. Her duties also required 
extensive national and international travel. Pat continues to be an 
active, contributing member of the Bethany Baptist Church congregation. 
She is a member of the Bethany Choir, the North Carolina Club and the 
Scholarship Council where she is an aggressive fund-raiser for the 
graduating high school students.
  Upon leaving Bethany as an employee, she began work as a Principal 
Administrative Assistant for the Health and Hospital Corporation at 
Woodhull Hospital. Later, she secured employment with Paul J. Cooper 
Center for Human Services, (a human resource organization that works 
with the mentally challenged) where she worked until her retirement as 
Secretary to the CEO. Pat is a member of the Vannguard Independent 
Democratic Association and works each year with the Board of Elections.
  For Patricia's family and friend, she is a mentor, a confidant and 
one who is always there in a time of need. On her daily walks, she 
visits the sick and shut-in members of her congregation and community. 
She has cared for sick and terminally ill relatives and friends in her 
home and is committed to her mission to follow God's call to ``serve.''
  Patricia has been married to Deacon Ernest Wynn for 42 years and is 
the mother of two children, Kalin Lamont and Kecia Nadine, mother-in-
law to Stacey Patrice and grandmother to Anastasia and Maya.
  Mr. Speaker, Patricia Ann Jones-Wynn has chosen to dedicate herself 
to her family, church and community in all the choices she has made 
throughout her life. As such, she is more than worthy of receiving our 
recognition today and I urge my colleagues to join me in honoring this 
truly remarkable person.

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