[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 37 (Thursday, February 28, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E230]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING MRS. INEZ DOROTHY YOUNG GIBSON ON THE CELEBRATION OF HER 
                             100TH BIRTHDAY

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 28, 2019

  Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, I am excited to recognize Inez 
Dorothy Young Gibson, a revered member of the Dallas, Texas, community, 
who will celebrate her 100th birthday on this upcoming March 26th.
  Mrs. Gibson was raised in Rockwall, Texas, home of the Caddo Indians. 
Heavy racial and residential segregation in the area prompted a move to 
Dallas, Texas in 1936, for Mrs. Gibson and her family. She attended 
Burnett High School, an all-African-American school in Terrell, Texas, 
and graduated with honors.
  Mrs. Gibson later became a Vocational Nurse at the Methodist Hospital 
of Dallas, where she served for an impressive 23 years. She has also 
been heavily involved in community engagement and social activism 
throughout her life, specifically work to improve the South Dallas/Fair 
Park area. Mrs. Gibson has donated countless hours of her time to 
volunteer with the Warren Avenue Christian Church and Dallas ISD's 
Reading is Fundamental Program, among others.
  Mrs. Gibson married T.D. Gibson, Sr. on August 19, 1943, and had four 
children: Marilyn, T.D. Jr., Michael, and Charmin. She is now the 
affectionate matriarch of 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
  Madam Speaker, I wish to commend Mrs. Inez Dorothy Young Gibson for a 
life dedicated to her family, friends and the Dallas community, and 
want to wish her a very happy 100th birthday. Congratulations are in 
order as she celebrates this extraordinary milestone.

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