[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 109 (Thursday, June 27, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E859]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   IN RECOGNITION OF MS. SADIE NELSON

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                          HON. JENNIFER WEXTON

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 27, 2019

  Ms. WEXTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Ms. Sadie Pike 
Nelson from Virginia's 10th Congressional District for her 70th 
birthday on June 24, 2019. Ms. Nelson is an active member within the 
10th Congressional District which includes her accomplishments within 
the Frederick County School system, United Methodist Women, and 
Winchester Lioness Lions Club.
  I commend Ms. Nelson on her lifetime pursuit of community activism. 
After moving to Winchester, VA in 1980, Ms. Nelson became a teacher 
with the special education program at the Robert E. Aylor Middle 
School, where she taught for 25 years. She then became the Assistant 
Principal for Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle School for seven years 
before retiring with 32 years in education all together. Ms. Nelson was 
the first African American Administrator in the history of Frederick 
County Public Schools.
  Ms. Nelson joined the John Mann United Methodist Church in 1985. She 
is presently the Administrative Chairman of the church council, 
President of the United Methodist Women, and President of the Usher 
Board. She has also served as the Spiritual Growth Coordinator for the 
Winchester District of United Methodist Women for a total of five 
years. Outside of the church, Ms. Nelson was the first African American 
to be invited to join the Winchester Lioness Club where she served as 
president in 2005, 2006, 2011, 2018, and 2019. Through this 
organization she strives to make a difference in women's lives with 
philanthropies that include ownership of a two-year woman's college and 
five programs that provide higher educational assistance through 
scholarships and loans for women to continue their education.
  Ms. Nelson is also the proud mother of one daughter, proud 
grandmother of four granddaughters, and proud great-grandmother of a 
set of twin great-granddaughters and four great-grandsons.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in recognizing and 
applauding Ms. Sadie Pike Nelson on her accomplishments and wish her 
the best for her 70th birthday celebration.

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