[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 8, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E193]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





             HONORING THE HONORABLE MAYOR MARY ANNE WARDLOW

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                          HON. DONALD NORCROSS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 8, 2023

  Mr. NORCROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and commend Borough 
of Lawnside resident Mayor Mary Ann Wardlow.
  Mayor Mary Ann Wardlow is the first woman to be elected Mayor in the 
Borough of Lawnside and has served the people of the Borough of 
Lawnside for more than 25 years. She was taught to protect and care for 
her community as if they were family. A virtue passed down through 
generations of her family that planted the seeds of service within her 
life at a young age. Some of her earliest forms of service began during 
her time in the Girl Scouts where she volunteered as a child.
  Over the span of the last 46 years, Mayor Wardlow has resided in the 
Borough of Lawnside with her husband Earl Wardlow where they raised a 
family. During her 27 years of service to the Borough of Lawnside as a 
member of the Borough Council, Mayor Wardlow sat on several council 
committees as well as the board of the Mount Peace Cemetery.
  Mayor Wardlow's history is written with examples of collaboration 
with her fellow council members and the integral role she played in 
securing funding for community projects such as the borough's Wayne R. 
Bryant Senior Citizens Recreational building and public works. Under 
her leadership, the Borough of Lawnside has successfully enlarged their 
Department of Public Works, built-upon their Police Department and 
obtained voter support of the community's children. In the face of food 
insecurity, Mayor Mary Anne Wardlow was able to court ShopRite 
following the closing of supermarket company Pathmark's location in the 
borough.
  Today, Mayor Mary Ann Wardlow tries diligently to live up to the 
image that her mother had planted into her heart as a child. Throughout 
her career, she has played an integral role in registration of 
thousands of voters and continues to serve those around her in a way 
she herself would wish to be represented. Her strong advocacy and work 
to promote the access and right for people to vote will surely be 
acknowledged and referenced for the future generations of public 
servants in Camden County.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join me in honoring and commending Mayor 
Mary Anne Wardlow of the Borough of Lawnside, New Jersey, a resident 
dedicated to her community and who has thoroughly served them to the 
best of her ability.

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