[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 97 (Thursday, June 12, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1227]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN MEMORY OF HAZEL HARVEY PEACE

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 12, 2008

  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to remember Hazel Harvey 
Peace and her extraordinary career in educating and enriching the lives 
of many African-American children and adults in Forth Worth, Texas.
  Born August 4, 1907, Ms. Peace served the African-American community 
for 46 years as teacher, debate team coach, counselor, Dean of Girls 
and Vice Principal of I.M. Terrell High School. After retiring from 
this historically recognized institution, she spent an additional 9 
years as Coordinator of Financial Aid and was subsequently promoted to 
Director of Student Affairs at Bishop College in Dallas. She is 
credited with having increased recruitment efforts for scores of 
African-American students to colleges and universities around the 
country.
  In addition, Hazel Harvey Peace became the woman for whom the 
children's section of Fort Worth's main public library is named. Most 
recently, the University of North Texas honored her with the Hazel 
Harvey Peace Professorship. This professorship has the distinction as 
the first such honor to be named for an African-American woman at a 4-
year, State-funded institution in Texas.
  Ms. Peace passed away Sunday, June 8, 2008, at the age of 100 years 
and leaves generations of students who will gather to celebrate her 
life and legacy. She will always be remembered as an educator who had a 
passion to inspire and a zest to mentor students through her dedication 
to education. Her life-long commitment and impact has touched thousands 
across the State of Texas as well as those across this vast Nation. We 
are truly indebted to her legacy.

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