[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 123 (Tuesday, July 18, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E688]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING AND COMMENDING ELOISE GOOD

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                          HON. DONALD NORCROSS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 18, 2023

  Mr. NORCROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and commend Eloise 
Good for her 100th birthday celebration.
  On July 16, 2023, family and friends gathered to celebrate the 100th 
birthday of Mrs. Eloise Good at Lucien's Manor in Berlin, New Jersey. 
Eloise Good was born on July 14, 1923, in Virginia. She moved to 
Glassboro, New Jersey, as a teenager where she later met her husband 
Pearly L. Good and continued to raise her family there.
  Mrs. Eloise Good has been a hardworking and active community member 
and citizen. As a teenager, she organized a Christmas Savings Club for 
her neighborhood to enable them to save money during the holiday 
season, eventually recruiting members from all over her community. Mrs. 
Good is a longtime active member of the Democratic party. She served as 
a poll worker for a decade and worked on Governor James Florio's 
campaign for both New Jersey State Assembly and Governor.
  In 1980, the Good family moved to Camden where she continued her 
efforts to support her community by successfully organizing a petition 
against the St. Lawrence Cement Plant in Camden, New Jersey, in 
opposition to the environmental threats the plant posed to her South 
Camden neighborhood. Furthermore, Mrs. Good is a committed and active 
member of the NAACP.
  Eloise Good comes from a devoted military family. Her father, Henry 
Lee-Finney, fought in WWI and her husband served in WWII. Her grandson, 
Malcolm Sykes, served in the United States Marine Corps from 1989 to 
1991, in the Army National Guard from 1998 to 2005, and in Operation 
Iraqi Freedom from 2004 to 2005. Another grandson, Jefferey Ferren, 
honorably gave his life in defense of this country on April 2, 2012, 
while on duty in the United States Navy. His widow, Gabrielle Kubinyi, 
is a member of the Gold Star Family.
  Eloise and Pearly Good were married for 72 years until his passing in 
2014. Today, she is a mother of 7 adult children, 20 grandchildren, 24 
great-grandchildren, and 6 great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Eloise Good 
is a shining example of what it means to lead a life filled with 
purpose and compassion.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join me in honoring and celebrating the 
100th birthday of Mrs. Eloise Good of the City of Camden, New Jersey, a 
resident dedicated to her community and who has thoroughly served them 
to the best of her ability.
  Be it known to all, that I hereby honor Eloise Good, and extend great 
appreciation for outstanding service to our community.

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