[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 117 (Monday, September 9, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1260]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            STATEMENT ON THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF LUCY T. DAVIS

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                        HON. HAKEEM S. JEFFRIES

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 9, 2013

  Mr. JEFFRIES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in celebration of the 100th 
birthday of Mrs. Lucy T. Davis. Mrs. Davis is a beloved member of the 
community; throughout her life, she has brightened the lives of all she 
encountered. In celebration of her centennial birthday, Mrs. Davis was 
honored on May 11, 2013 at the Bishop Hucles Nursing Home in Brooklyn, 
NY.
  Mrs. Davis was born in Macon, Georgia on May 12, 1913, and in 1931 
her family moved to Brooklyn, NY as part of the Great Migration of 
African Americans from the rural South to cities in the North, Midwest, 
and West. While doing domestic work during the day, Mrs. Davis took 
night courses to learn office skills. During World War II she moved to 
Washington, DC to work for the United States Department of Defense as a 
typist. After World War II, Mrs. Davis returned to Brooklyn, NY where 
she became a supervisor at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
  She has been an active member of Cornerstone Baptist Church since 
1950. In 1984, Dr. Harry S. Wright appointed Mrs. Davis as the third 
chairperson of the Board of Christian Education at Cornerstone Baptist 
Church. During her tenure as chairperson, the board sponsored a Youth 
Speak Out; a Cinema Club; and a series of family activities including 
an annual family church outing, family night, and a family Sunday where 
the board honored three families from the congregation--a young family, 
a middle-aged family, and a senior family. She greatly contributed to 
the vitality of the Church through the numerous roles that she held. 
From 1985 to 1993 she led the Tuesday afternoon Bible Study. She also 
led the Circle South in the Missionary Society. Mrs. Davis was an 
outstanding Sunday School teacher, who my brother, Hasan, and I were 
very fortunate to have learned from.
  Throughout her life, Mrs. Davis has been an avid student. She took 
many courses in adult education from the City of New York. She received 
her first, second, and third certificates of progress from the National 
Baptist Congress of Christian Education. Mrs. Davis also greatly enjoys 
reading and painting.
  We thank her beloved goddaughter, Rose Davis Utendahl, for traveling 
from Alabama for this celebration. Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and my 
other distinguished colleagues join me in congratulating Mrs. Davis on 
her 100th birthday. For her dedication to the community, she is worthy 
of the highest praise.

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