[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 19, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E877]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            TRIBUTE TO MS. KAY FRANCIS LANCE (DYSON) MURRAY

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                           HON. BOBBY L. RUSH

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 19, 2010

  Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, it is often difficult to find words to 
express the depth of one's feelings with the passing of a friend and 
constituent, nevertheless, I rise today to pay tribute to a public 
administrator, community leader, entrepreneur, humanitarian and family 
woman, the late Kay Francis Lance (Dyson) Murray, who made her heavenly 
transition on Tuesday, May 11, 2010.
  Kay dedicated her life towards making a difference in the lives of 
other people. She was a shining example of how God can use even the 
ordinary to accomplish the extraordinary. Indeed, many who have had the 
privilege of knowing and associating with her have come to recognize 
that they are much better the person as a result.
  The first woman Assistant Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of the 
Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation, Kay also served as Chief 
of Staff in the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation and 
Executive Assistant in the Cook County Circuit Court Clerk's Office. 
Kay received a Bachelor's of Science degree from Roosevelt University, 
Master's of Education degree from Northeastern Illinois University, a 
graduate certificate from Cortez Peters Business School, a Management 
Development Program Certificate from Harvard University and a State of 
Illinois Real Estate License. Kay also co-partnered two designer 
clothing ventures and co-owned a limousine service in Chicago's Hyde 
Park community.
  Kay was a faithful member of the Apostolic Church of God and served 
with distinction as Secretary/Treasurer of the North Washington Park 
Community Organization; President of Jackson Park Hospital Women's 
Board; Member of the Jackson Park Hospital Board of Directors; Member 
of Jackson Park Hospital Foundation and President of the Genesis House 
Board of Directors. In addition to helping me in my congressional re-
election efforts, Kay worked at the grass roots and community level for 
numerous public officials including the late Chicago Alderman Claude 
Holman, former Alderman and current Cook County Chief Judge Timothy 
Evans, the late Mayor Harold Washington and Clerk of the Circuit Court 
Dorothy Brown.
  Madam Speaker, I want to encourage her devoted son Gary, her 
siblings, the entire family and the many friends of Ms. Kay Francis 
Lance (Dyson) Murray to always remember to look to the hills from which 
comes all of their help, trusting that their help will surely come from 
the Lord. I am truly blessed to have known and worked with her. I am 
honored to pay tribute to this outstanding public servant and 
privileged to enter these words into the Congressional Record of the 
United States House of Representatives.

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