[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 30, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H5061]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE LIFE AND MEMORY OF MADELEINE BRENNAN

  (Mr. ROSE of New York asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. ROSE of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and 
memory of Ms. Madeleine Brennan, a legend in Dyker Heights and a 
testament to the idea that great schools begin with great leaders.
  For 50 years, Madeleine served as the principal of Dyker Heights 
Intermediate School, making her the longest serving principal in New 
York City history and perhaps the entire country.
  She loved her job so much that even when her pension and 401(k) meant 
that she could make more money in retirement, she kept on working. That 
passion inspired many of her students to not only become teachers 
themselves, but to return to Dyker Heights Intermediate School to work 
on her staff.
  Ms. Brennan passed away this past April, but her legacy lives on in 
the thousands of lives she influenced over the years. She will be 
dearly missed.

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