[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 25 (Thursday, March 2, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E255]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING HAZEL HARVEY PEACE

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 2, 2006

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to rise today to recognize 
Hazel Harvey Peace for her commitment to the people and City of Fort 
Worth, Texas. Mrs. Peace is a pillar of her community through various 
volunteer works and a career as a devout educator.
  As a Fort Worth native, Mrs. Peace began her profession as a teacher 
at I.M. Terrell High School. During her tenure as a teacher, she 
partook in several duties including service as a Counselor, Dean of 
Girls, and as a Vice Principal. She was a strict advocate of literacy 
and reading to young children which is among Mrs. Peace's many other 
charitable works.
  For Mrs. Peace's continued efforts, she was honored in 2004 with the 
presentation of a professorship in Children's Library Science. In 
addition, Mrs. Peace was also the first African American woman to be 
named to a professorship at a 4-year Texas State-funded institution.
  She has touched the lives of so many and which we are truly thankful. 
It is the servant leadership of Mrs. Peace, and those like her, which 
truly makes our Nation great. Once again, Mr. Speaker, it is my honor 
to recognize Mrs. Hazel Harvey Peace.

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