[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 30 (Monday, March 14, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E442]
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 RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCILWOMAN PATTI 
                                 RADLE

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 14, 2005

  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the contributions 
of Patti Radle.
  Patti Radle has lived a life of enormous service to her community. 
Since arriving in San Antonio in 1969, Ms. Radle has been at the center 
of volunteer project after volunteer project, working on issues ranging 
from urban development to education to civil rights.
  For thirty years, she and her husband, Rod, have served as volunteer 
co-directors of the non-profit group Inner City Development, which 
provides emergency services for families in crisis, and educational 
opportunities for children and teens.
  She served on the founding board of the first chapter of Habitat for 
Humanity in the United States, Habitat for Humanity San Antonio. She 
advanced the cause of civil rights in our state by organizing Martin 
Luther King memorial marches, and serving on the National Council of 
the Fellowship of Reconciliation.
  She worked for nine years as an elementary school teacher, and helped 
to make our public schools safer and stronger by founding school 
conflict resolution programs throughout the San Antonio area.
  Mr. Speaker, Patti Radle has enriched our community with her 
creativity, her energy, and her vision for over 35 years. She continues 
to work to build a better future for San Antonio as City Councilwoman 
for San Antonio Council District 5. I am proud to have the opportunity 
to recognize her here, and to thank her for her many contributions to 
the community.

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