[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 8, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E124]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING THE LIFE ACHIEVEMENTS OF MS. BEATRICE BYRD

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                        HON. NYDIA M. VELAZQUEZ

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 8, 2022

  Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the life achievements 
of Ms. Beatrice Byrd, in celebration of her 80th Birthday. Born 
February 3, 1942, Ms. Byrd, has served as a selfless and celebrated 
advocate to her community of Red Hook, Brooklyn.
  As a public servant, Ms. Byrd ran for City Council to represent her 
community and the surrounding area in 1991. She has also been elected 
to serve as the Resident Association President of Red Hook Houses West. 
In her appointment as a NYCHA Board member, she was an outspoken voice 
for tenant rights and ensured that her neighbors received equal 
opportunities, resources, and access to upward mobility.
  In her tenure as an educator, Ms. Byrd was a well-respected NYC 
Public School teacher during the most formative years of a child. She 
continues to remain a recognized role model in and around the community 
of Red Hook.
  In her role of extended community service, she held the prestigious 
honor as the President to the Brooklyn Branch of the National 
Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), was a member 
to the Lions Club of Red Hook and served on Area Policy Board 6. 
Currently Ms. Byrd continues to represent Red Hook as a board member to 
the Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center.
  As displayed by her decades of community service, Ms. Beatrice Byrd 
remains a solid pillar of the Red Hook community. She is well respected 
by generations of her students, neighbors, community professionals and 
the local clergy. Through her life-long actions she has instilled the 
core values of ethics, public service and civic pride.
  I thank Ms. Byrd for her public service and Happy 80th Birthday.

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