[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 110 (Friday, June 23, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E609]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE BIRTHDAY OF MR. ZEDDIE COLEY

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                         HON. SHONTEL M. BROWN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 23, 2023

  Ms. BROWN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 90th birthday of 
Mr. Zeddie Coley, a remarkable member of the OH-11 community.
  Mr. Coley was born in Albany, Georgia in 1933 and graduated from 
Monroe High School is 1950. He earned a bachelor's degree in education 
in 1953 from Albany State College, where he also became a member of the 
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated. In 1974, he completed his 
master's degree in education from Cleveland State University. After 
receiving his formal education, Mr. Coley served in the United States 
Army.
  Mr. Coley was married to Shirley Ann Jackson (1932-2019) for 68 years 
and together they have two daughters, Carma Coley (Warrensville Hts.) 
and Cynthia Coley-Anderson (Chicago), both retired teachers. He is the 
proud grandfather of five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
  Mr. Coley began his teaching career in 1955 in the Cleveland Public 
Schools system as a fourth-grade teacher at Wade Park Elementary. 
Moving forward, he continued his career in the East Cleveland City 
Schools as a science teacher, retiring as an administrator in 1984. He 
continues to maintain contact with many of the students he has taught 
throughout the years.
  Since 1964, Mr. Coley has lived in the Lee-Harvard Community. There, 
he served as an active member of the Harvard Community Services Center, 
a member of their Board of Trustees for 27 years and as president of 
the Walden Avenue Street Club for 30 years. In addition, he served as 
an Education Association Committee Chairperson. During his tenure, he 
was active in hiring several principals in the Lee Harvard area schools 
and spear-headed the track and field stadium renovation committee for 
John F. Kennedy High School. Mr. Coley has received numerous honors--
Harvard Community Services Center's Lifetime Achievement Award, Senior 
of the Year for Ward 1, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority's Black Diamonds 
Award, John F. Kennedy's Community Volunteer Award, and the 
Neighborhood Leadership Award, to name a few.
  He has been an active member of the East Zion Baptist Church for over 
60 years. As an avid gardener. he takes pride in harvesting vegetables 
to share with his neighbors. When asked what he loves most about 
Cleveland, he says, ``Cleveland gave me my wife, which makes me love it 
the most.''
  Happy birthday to Mr. Coley.

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