[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 149 (Tuesday, November 27, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1811]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO MRS. MABEL KITTRELL

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 27, 2012

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute and to honor Mrs. 
Mabel Kittrell who was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on July 18, 1912, 
and is 100 years young!
  Mrs. Kittrell does not have biological children but she helped raise 
her nephew Kevin Jackson. Mrs. Kittrell was employed as a clerk and 
nurse's aide among several of the many jobs she has worked during her 
life.
  Mrs. Kittrell became a member of the Zion Baptist Church in Brooklyn 
New York in 1978. She was the treasurer of the Virginia Club, which is 
now known as the Southern States Ministry. Mrs. Kittrell supports many 
of the church's ministries.
  Mrs. Kittrell has a number of friends and especially appreciates her 
two home attendants, Mrs. Jean Moore and Mrs. Annie Everett. Mrs. 
Kittrell claims to not know the secret to her longevity but 
acknowledges herself as one of God's creations. Earlier this year Mrs. 
Kittrell received a certificate of recognition for her 100th birthday 
from Senior Citizens Ministry of Zion Baptist Church and a card from 
President Barack Obama congratulating her on her 100th birthday.
  Mr. Speaker, she also received a Proclamation from Brooklyn Borough 
President Marty Markowitz.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to 
Mrs. Mabel Kittrell.

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