[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 31 (Monday, February 23, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E294]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING WANDA ELLIS MITCHELL ON HER SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC

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                            HON. GENE GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 23, 2009

  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend Mrs. 
Wanda Ellis Mitchell on a lifetime of work and dedication to the 
Baytown community and the people of Texas.
  Mrs. Mitchell spent the past 14 years of her life serving the city of 
Baytown as the director of the Baytown Historical Museum. Under Mrs. 
Mitchell's leadership the Baytown Historical Museum has added many 
exciting collections given by volunteer donors, including from one of 
her former junior high students, the grandson of the great Ashbel Smith 
of Texas. Even though he had been asked by the University of Texas at 
Austin to acquire his grandfather's historical belongings, he declined 
and chose to give those historical belongings of his grandfather's to 
Mrs. Mitchell to preserve and display them in the Baytown Historical 
Museum.
  Mrs. Mitchell has lived in Baytown, TX, since the age of 1. She 
served the community in many different ways; among others, she served 
the community as a teacher and director of Baytown Historical Museum. 
The City of Baytown greatly appreciates her service and dedication to 
the community. Her absence in the community will be greatly missed, and 
I know the community wishes her all the best when she moves with her 
husband Seth to Corpus Christi to live close to her daughter.
  It is with great pleasure that I recognize Mrs. Wanda Ellis Mitchell 
for her service to the Baytown Historical Museum and the city of 
Baytown.

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