[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 79 (Tuesday, May 15, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E651]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING ROBERTA ROBINSON-FRAZIER

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 15, 2018

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, It is my great honor to recognize an 
individual who has served her community with great distinction for many 
years, both personally and professionally, Ms. Roberta Robinson-
Frazier.
  Roberta taught elementary school in NYC public schools for 35 years 
and served as a Legislative Aide to my friend and colleague in 
government, Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow. She currently serves on the 
Community Advisory Board of Rockland Community Mental Health Center--
Yonkers, Inc. and is co-ward leader of the 3rd Ward of the Yonkers 
Democratic Party. Roberta is also a member of the Black Women's 
Political Caucus of Westchester, WESPAC, and the Yonkers branch of the 
NAACP. She was secretary of the Hudson River Community Association for 
many years and has served on the boards of the YWCA and the South 
Yonkers Youth Council.
  Roberta's work has been recognized by a wide-array of civic 
organizations. She received the Humanitarian Award from the Yonkers 
YWCA, the NYCLU Myron Isaacs Community Service Award, the Martin Luther 
King Drum Major Award for community activism, and was an honorary Grand 
Marshall of the Yonkers African-American Heritage Festival.
  This year, Philipse Manor Hall in Yonkers is honoring Roberta with 
their 2018 Patron Saints of Yonkers Award. The honor is well-deserved. 
On this special occasion, I'd like to extend my congratulations to 
Roberta and thank her for all she has done to better our community.

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