[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 28 (Tuesday, March 7, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E300]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    A TRIBUTE TO PRISCILLA A. WOOTEN

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 7, 2006

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, a community is only as great as those 
individuals who perform exemplary service on its behalf, whether 
through unique achievement in professional endeavors or simply through 
a lifetime of good citizenship. The Honorable Priscilla A. Wooten is 
one of the most distinguished members of our community and is most 
deserving of this tribute.
  Priscilla Wooten, a devoted mother, grandmother, and community 
leader, has lived in the East New York community for over 50 years. Ms. 
Wooten was a dedicated employee of the New York City Board of Education 
for many years. From January 1982 through January 2002 she served on 
the New York City Council. She has also served as Chairperson of the 
Education Committee and as a member of the Finance, Health, and 
Elections Committees.
  Additionally, she also found time to serve on such boards as the 
Commission on Students of African Descent, the New York Collaborative 
for Excellence, the NAACP and others too numerous to mention.
  Ms. Wooten is a Deaconess of the Greater Bright Light Missionary 
Baptist Church and has spent countless hours sheltering the homeless, 
clothing the naked, and being a friend to the friendless. She is a 
woman who dared to be different.
  Mr. Speaker, in recognition of her life-long commitment to the people 
of New York, I believe that it is incumbent on this body to bestow upon 
Priscilla A. Wooten this honor with the highest respect and esteem.

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