[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 25 (Thursday, February 14, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E197]
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                    IN MEMORY OF GLADYS JOY KENNEDY

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 14, 2008

  Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the late Gladys Joy 
Kennedy. Ms. Kennedy was a devoted and active member of the Pasadena 
community.
  Gladys Joy Kennedy was born on June 1, 1965, the beloved child of 
Thomas Foster Kennedy, now deceased, and Leola Sudduth Kennedy of 
Pasadena, California. Gladys, a twin, was the ninth of ten children. A 
Pasadena area resident all of her life, she attended Cleveland 
Elementary School, McKinley Junior High School, and Blair High School.
  Gladys was active in many churches in the Pasadena area, including 
Holy Deliverance Church and Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church. She was a 
proud and devout member of the Metropolitan Baptist Church in Altadena, 
where she was an enthusiastic and devoted volunteer. Gladys also 
volunteered extensively for the National Association for the 
Advancement of Colored People, Pasadena Branch, and assisted with 
numerous local political campaigns.
  Gladys Joy will be greatly missed, and I extend my sincere 
condolences upon the untimely and very sad loss of Gladys Joy to the 
extended Kennedy family.

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