[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 33 (Thursday, March 17, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E463]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  A TRIBUTE TO BEATRICE JACKSON-WALLS

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 16, 2005

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of Beatrice Jackson-Walls in 
recognition of her commitment to her church and her community.
  Beatrice is a vivacious, effervescent Virginia Belle. A member of 
Cornerstone Baptist Church in Brooklyn for 57 years, she has dedicated 
her teenage and young adult life to serving in the Youth Fellowship, 
Young People's Choir and as a teacher in the Baptist Training Union, 
Junior Department.
  Professionally, Beatrice serves Cornerstone Baptist Church as a 
skillful efficient Administrative Assistant and has had the honor and 
pleasure of working with three spiritual giants: the late Pastor 
Emeritus, Reverend Dr. Sandy F. Ray; the Reverend Dr. Harry S. Wright; 
and her present Pastor, the Reverend Lawrence E. Aker, III.
  Artistically, Beatrice is a gifted soprano soloist in the Senior 
Choir and has performed in concerts throughout the New York 
Metropolitan area, including Carnegie Recital Hall and the prestigious 
St. Peters Church in Manhattan. A past Sunday School Teacher, she 
continues to utilize her educational and volunteer leadership skills as 
Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Cornerstone Day Care Center, 
Inc., Chair of Special Projects of the Capital Fund Raising Committee, 
President of the Senior Choir, Corresponding Secretary of the Brooklyn 
Ecumenical Choir of Bedford Stuyvesant, and Chairman of the Board of 
Directors of the Food Pantry. She also served on the Board of Directors 
of the American Lung Association of Brooklyn.
  A product of the school systems in Virginia and Delaware, she pursued 
her education at New York Community College (now New York Technical 
College) in Brooklyn. She is the recipient of numerous religious, 
community and business awards and honors. Her hobbies include stained 
glass designing, traveling, serving, gardening, poetry and people.
  God blessed her with 39 years of marriage to the late Deacon Joseph 
M. Walls. She is mother of two sons, Joseph Demetrius and Darryl 
Christopher and the grandmother of three of the most precious and 
special children, Jasmyne Marie, D. Christopher II, and Amara Aurellia.
  Mr. Speaker, Beatrice Jackson-Walls has strengthened her community 
through her numerous volunteer efforts with her church. 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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