[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 172 (Monday, November 30, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1674]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RECOGNIZING ABBIE LOU HAMPTON MARTIN

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                             HON. MIKE BOST

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 30, 2015

  Mr. BOST. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Abbie Lou Hampton 
Martin for her exemplary service to the East St. Louis, Illinois 
community.
  Mrs. Martin served on the St. Clair County Mental Health Board for 
over 20 years. She was the chairman and leading fundraiser of the 
Mental Health Fundraiser Initiative. Additionally, she was the first 
African American woman to serve as the Physical Education Supervisor 
for the East St. Louis School District Number 189.
  Mrs. Martin is also the only surviving charter member of the East St. 
Louis Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. She was initiated into 
the Alpha Nu Chapter in 1937 at the University of Illinois Urban and 
served as its president from 1946 to 1947.
  She has always been active with the sorority since its founding 79 
years ago. She has served on numerous committees throughout her long 
and service-filled career as a member of the Delta Sigma Theta 
Sorority.
  In 2011, Mrs. Martin was honored for her service with the Wise Owl 
Award, an award given to those who have displayed outstanding service 
and commitment to their community.
  On February 12, 2016, Abbie Lou Hampton Martin will celebrate her 
100th birthday. I ask you to join me in both wishing her a happy 
birthday and thanking her for her many decades of dedicated service to 
the East St. Louis community.

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