[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 85 (Friday, June 14, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E877-E878]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING ERMA SCOTT BRIDGEWATER

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                           HON. RODNEY DAVIS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 14, 2013

  Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
accomplished life of Mrs. Erma Scott Bridgewater who passed away on 
Tuesday April 2, 2013. She was a lifelong resident of Champaign, 
Illinois where she graduated from Champaign Senior High School and from 
the University of Illinois in 1937 with a degree in Sociology and a 
minor in Psychology.
  Mrs. Erma Scott Bridgewater went on to work at the City of 
Champaign's Department of Recreation as the director of the Douglas 
Center. There she became an influential part of numerous children's 
lives as the girls' track and softball coach, a mentor for the Douglas 
Center Drum Corps and Drill Team, as well as a chaperone for skating 
parties and Friday night dances.

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  After 24 years of service to the City of Champaign, Mrs. Bridgewater 
served on a variety of boards and committees. Throughout her life she 
received many honors, among them the Living Legend Award, Martin Luther 
King Day Award and the National Council of Negro Woman, along with a 
mini park named in her honor on the corner of Bradley and Market Street 
in Champaign.
  Because of her dedication to the community and the lives she touched, 
I am proud to honor the life and accomplishments of Mrs. Erma Scott 
Bridgewater.

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