[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 106 (Friday, July 15, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1342]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         TRIBUTE TO MRS. WILLYE MAE PAYNE OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

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                           HON. BOBBY L. RUSH

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 15, 2011

  Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, it is often difficult to find words to express 
the depth of one's feelings with the passing of a constituent. 
Nevertheless, I rise today to pay tribute to the late Willye Mae Payne, 
who made her heavenly transition on Tuesday, July 12, 2011.
  Mrs. Payne 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.
  A member of the Salem Baptist Church of Chicago, Mrs. Payne worked 
for over thirty-five years at the Children's Audy Home and the Cook 
County Hospital. She attended Malclom X Community College and graduated 
from Olive Harvey Community College as a Licensed Practical Nurse. I 
have been privileged to know and work with her granddaughter, Cheryl 
Hyman, the Chancellor of the City Colleges of Chicago.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to encourage her children Katherine McMurtry, 
Jacklyn Payne, James Payne, Walter Payne and Christine Jackson, her 
brother Mr. Johnny Robinson, her grandchildren, great grandchildren, 
the entire family and the many friends of Mrs. Willye Mae Payne 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 
honored to pay tribute to this outstanding woman and privileged to 
enter these words into the Congressional Record of the United States 
House of Representatives.

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