[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 163 (Tuesday, November 15, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1465]
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                      IN HONOR OF RILETTA L. CREAM

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                          HON. DONALD NORCROSS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 15, 2016

  Mr. NORCROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mrs. Riletta L. 
Cream, a woman of strength, character and commitment, on the occasion 
of her 90th birthday. Mrs. Cream has been a friend, mentor and educator 
to many individuals in southern New Jersey, including myself, and it 
only seems fitting that we honor someone who has dedicated herself to 
public service on the floor of the House of Representatives.
  Mrs. Cream was born and raised in Camden City, and after graduating 
from Glassboro State College, now Rowan University, she was a teacher, 
supervisor and principal at an elementary school before the Mayor of 
Camden City recruited her to be the principal at Camden High School.
  Mrs. Cream led Camden High through the tumultuous seventies all the 
way through 1987--serving proudly as a role model to students, teachers 
and administrators alike.
  After retiring from Camden High School, she became an administrator 
for BPUM, Inc. Day Care Centers and later an Adjunct Professor and 
Supervisor of Student Teachers at both Rowan and Rutgers Universities.
  In 1994, she was appointed to the Board of Chosen Freeholders in the 
County of Camden, New Jersey. She was reelected to that position four 
times, shepherding many projects like the Tech 2000 program, which put 
computers in every classroom and supplied distance learning equipment 
for students and teachers and expanding the County's Library System. 
She retired in 2011.
  Mrs. Cream created a scholarship program to ensure students in Camden 
were given the opportunity to continue their education. She is always 
focused on giving back to her community and her students, even now, 
long after she retired as an educator.
  Mr. Speaker, Mrs. Cream continues to encourage and inspire everyone 
who knows her and those she continues to meet. I hope that you will all 
join me in wishing this incredible woman, Mrs. Riletta L. Cream, a 
wonderful birthday

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