[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 188 (Monday, December 10, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2531]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      A TRIBUTE TO ALBA MAY POWELL

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 10, 2007

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Alba May 
Powell. Alba was born and raised in the Republic of Costa Rica. She is 
from a tightly knit family composed of five sisters and one brother. 
She received her formal education at Liberty Hall School and later 
moved to Panama where she lived for 35 years. In 1964, she migrated to 
the United States and settled in Brooklyn, NY.
  Alba is an active participant at the East New York Seventh Day 
Adventist Church, where she has been a member for the past 36 years. 
Additionally, she is a member of the East New York Community Service 
Department, an honorary deaconess, and a member of the East New York 
Benevolence Society. Alba is also a faithful supporter of the Concerned 
Women of Brooklyn.
  Alba received a New York State Assembly Citation for Outstanding 
Achievements and Senior of the Year by Assemblywoman Diane Gordon.
  Alba has no biological children of her own. She has been a supportive 
and concerned mother and grandmother to many children over the years. 
She is also a dedicated aunt to all of her beloved nieces and nephews. 
Alba vows to continue helping others as long as she is allowed.
  Madam Speaker, I would like to recognize this wonderful and caring 
woman who has given so much of herself, asking very little in return.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to 
Alba May Powell.

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