[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E345]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO MS. DORIS WELLS

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                  HON. HENRY C. ``HANK'' JOHNSON, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 17, 2015

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following 
Proclamation:
  Whereas, Ms. Doris Wells' service to DeKalb County can be seen in the 
programs instituted in the Public Library System in our district; and
  Whereas, her dedicated service touched the lives of many in our 
district from the moment she was hired as the first African American 
employee for the DeKalb County Library System in 1974, she has 
innovated the service of the Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library by 
introducing programs such as the Kwanzaa Awareness Festival and the 
Jubilee of Reading Adult Book Club Conference; and
  Whereas, this remarkable, positive woman gave of herself, her time 
and her talent; educating and assisting those in need; and
  Whereas, she led by example as the manager of the Scott Candler 
Library and the Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library; she was 
dedicated to her family, community, her church Clifton United Methodist 
Church and her beloved Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; and
  Whereas, this virtuous Proverbs 31 woman was a mother, a daughter, a 
friend, a warrior, a matriarch, and a woman of great integrity; and
  Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Fourth District of Georgia 
has set aside this day to bestow a Congressional recognition on Ms. 
Doris Wells for her leadership, friendship and service to all of the 
citizens in Georgia and throughout the Nation; now therefore, I, Henry 
C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., do hereby attest to the 114th Congress that 
Ms. Doris Wells of DeKalb County, Georgia is deemed worthy and 
deserving of this ``Congressional Honor'': Ms. Doris Wells, U.S. 
Citizen of Distinction in the 4th Congressional District of Georgia.
  Proclaimed, this 4th day of March, 2015.

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