[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 26, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E723-E724]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




TRIBUTE TO DELORES SHINE KERR--30TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE 
                                  YEAR

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 26, 2023

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as we pay special tribute to 
the contributions and sacrifices made by our Nation's women during 
Women's History Month. It is an honor to pay homage to outstanding 
women who are making a difference in my Congressional District. I would 
like to recognize a remarkable woman, Delores Shine Kerr of the Miracle 
Mile/Mid-Wilshire neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
  Delores is an extraordinary woman whose remarkable life and diverse 
career as an educator, performer and humanitarian has spanned nearly 7 
decades.
  Born in Alabama, Delores received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing 
Education at the Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University), where 
she was crowned Miss Tuskegee in 1957. She obtained her teaching 
credential at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her 
illustrious career in the health care field began in a Los Angeles 
hospital in the late 1950's as a Cardiac-Medical Staff Nurse, 
Psychiatric Nurse, and Psychiatric Treatment Instructor, followed by 
employment at another hospital where she was Head Nurse of Pediatrics, 
Assistant Director of Nursing, and an Emergency Room Nurse. In 1968, 
she began

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working as a nurse educator, advisor, and counselor for the Los Angeles 
Unified School District, where she continued for over 3 decades.
  In addition to her nursing educator career, Ms. Shine Kerr was a 
fashion model for decades, and has been featured on the runways for 
shows in New York, Los Angeles, and Dallas. Delores and her husband, 
Ben are currently models for Everybody World. An accomplished singer 
and performer, Delores has appeared on television, radio, and in 
magazines, billboards, and newspapers numerous times, whether as a co-
host, a singer, or with the 1984 Olympics Organizing Committee.
  Delores' humanitarian efforts over the decades have been nothing 
short of amazing. She has founded many significant organizations, 
including Mentors for Youth and Adults Worldwide, a rubella clinic, 
AMVI International Humanitarian Development, and the People for Family 
Planning support organization. Other non-profit organizations she has 
held leadership positions in include the California Science Center, 
Afro-Americans for LA Opera, the Music Center of LA County, the Opera 
League, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, the Los Angeles Tuskegee Alumni 
Association, and McCarty Memorial Christian Church. Ms. Shine Kerr has 
received numerous awards and recognition in her lifetime including from 
the Los Angeles City Council, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, 
California State Assembly, NAACP, and President Ronald Reagan.
  Delores and her husband, Ben Oliver Kerr, have 2 children, Mark 
Steven Kerr and Karen Benae Kerr, and a granddaughter, Jade James.
  I ask all Members to join me in honoring this exceptional, well-
respected woman of California's 30th Congressional District, Delores 
Shine Kerr.

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