[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 103 (Monday, June 25, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1403]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   A TRIBUTE TO ANALEITHA E. SIMPSON

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 25, 2007

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the work and 
achievements of Analeitha E. Simpson. As a child growing up in St. 
Mary, Jamaica, Analeitha's parents instilled in her the values of hard 
work and dedication. Analeitha was quick to take the lessons learned 
from her parents, and communicate them to her peers in St. Mary.
  Analeitha became deeply involved in her community while attending 
high school. As a teenager, she provided food and basic necessities to 
both the sick and prison inmates in Jamaica through the help of her 
local church. She was instrumental in forming an after school program 
at her house where she created a study group for her fellow high school 
classmates. The program also provided a homework assistance program for 
younger students, including an initiative for the donation of used text 
books for those who could not afford to purchase new ones.
  Analeitha spent 1 year at the University of the West Indies after 
graduating high school. During that time she entered a leadership 
program that helped to create a state of the art recreational center 
for students at The August Town Primary School. Analeitha says that her 
time at the university allowed her to lay the foundation of who she was 
and what she would become.
  Analeitha moved to New York City in 1999. Following the move, she 
became a liaison for patients and family members at the Critical Care 
Department of New York's Presbyterian Hospital. She later moved on to 
the Department of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical 
College--New York Presbyterian Hospital, where she established several 
departmental policies and practices that have helped to facilitate 
patient care in an effective and timely manner.
  Analeitha's drive to help others has resulted in her current 
enrollment in nursing school at Medgar Evers College. She is now 
developing a program to help promote healthy lifestyles for the 
elderly.
  Madam Speaker, I would like to recognize the selfless efforts of 
Analeitha E. Simpson to improve the health, education, and general 
welfare of all who cross her path.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to 
Analeitha E. Simpson.

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