[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 37 (Tuesday, April 5, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E531-E532]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           TRIBUTE TO MOTHER ANN PARROTT ON HER 80TH BIRTHDAY

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                          HON. DONALD M. PAYNE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 5, 2005

  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise today to recognize a 
highly valued citizen of my home city of Newark, New Jersey. Mother Ann 
Parrott celebrates her 80th Birthday on May 6, 2005. She is the mother 
to six wonderful children and grandmother to fourteen. She has 
dedicated her life, for almost five decades, to the social and 
spiritual improvement of her community.
  Active in her church, she wears a myriad of hats ranging from Sunday 
school teacher to choir member. One of her most honorable 
contributions, however, has been the establishment of the Lighthouse 
Temple Community Services in Newark, New Jersey.
  Founded in 1989 as an addition to the Lighthouse Temple, Community 
Services modestly

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began as a soup kitchen where she served homemade soup and cornbread to 
the homeless in Newark. It now functions as one of the great providers 
of comprehensive care to the homeless and less fortunate in the state 
of New Jersey by offering emergency shelter, food, clothing and job 
placement to many in the Newark area.
  Mr. Speaker, I know my colleagues here in the House of 
Representatives would join me in honoring Mother Ann Parrott, who 
becomes 80 years young on May 6, 2005, for her tireless work for the 
Newark community. She is a paragon of true virtue through her selfless 
dedication to the betterment of others. I am proud to have her in my 
Congressional district and wish her never-ending success in her future 
endeavors.

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