[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 161 (Wednesday, December 8, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2081]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    A TRIBUTE TO MRS. ADELE V. TRAPP

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS-

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 8, 2010

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Mrs. Adele 
V. Trapp.
  For 53 years, Mrs. Trapp has served as Den Mother to Cub Pack 263 of 
the Greater New York Council of Boy Scouts of America, located at St. 
Philip's Episcopal Church. This dedication earned Mrs. Trapp a spot in 
the Guinness Word Book of Records.
  Mrs. Trapp was born in Barbados, West Indies, and will be turning 97 
on February 26th. She is a founding Board Member of St. Mark's Day 
School and recently retired from the New York City Department of 
Education, where she received a Quality of Work Life Program Award for 
30 years of dedicated service. At the time of her retirement, she was 
the oldest employee in the Department of Education; this feat was 
acknowledged in a feature article published in the New York Daily News. 
Prior to her work with the Department of Education, Mrs. Trapp served 
as Secretary to the Comptroller in the New York City Transit Authority.
  Mrs. Trapp has been honored for her community service by countless 
officials and organizations, including Brooklyn Borough President, 
Marty Markowitz and the Crown Heights Lions Club.
  In addition to her honors and accolades, Mrs. Trapp is a proponent of 
the nation's labor movement. As a proud member of DC 37 and the Union 
shop steward, Mrs. Trapp provided key testimony in the Union's 
successful efforts to get the Department of Education to pay 
paraprofessionals on Brooklyn/Queens Day and to compensate them for 
previous unpaid work on those days.
  Mrs. Trapp also has a strong commitment to her faith. She has been a 
member of St. Philip's Episcopal Church for 67 years and received two 
awards: the Service to Church and Community Award from St. Matthew's 
Deanery and the Bishop's Medal of Distinguished Parochial Service.
  Besides enjoying the company of her large family and many friends, 
Mrs. Trapp has been a bowler for 50 years and is a member of the 
Women's International Bowling Congress. In 2009, she was recognized in 
El Paso, Texas, for her 30 years of participation in the natural 
tournaments.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
achievements of Mrs. Adele V. Trapp.

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