[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 70 (Monday, April 28, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H1672-H1673]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING EVELYN PAULA NELSON YOUNG

  (Mr. LATIMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LATIMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Evelyn 
Paula Nelson Young, a respected and beloved member of the Mt. Vernon 
community who passed away at the age of 102 earlier this year.
  Born in 1922 in Charleston, South Carolina, Evelyn excelled 
academically

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as an honor student and athletically as a standout member of the girls' 
basketball team. Her academic success led her to the profession of 
teaching, first in Charleston, then at the prestigious Alabama State 
University Laboratory School, and, finally, in Mt. Vernon, New York.
  She dedicated 40 years of teaching Mt. Vernon's elementary school 
children, making sure that they could read, write, and comprehend 
before they were promoted to the next grade.
  Our thoughts are with Evelyn's family, including her son, Clinton 
Jr., and her daughter, Mary, who have both dedicated so much of their 
lives to our community in public service.
  Evelyn once said: I can't complain, thank the good Lord. He has been 
so good to me. I am truly blessed.
  Mr. Speaker, we are all blessed to have known Evelyn and the Young 
family. May we all aspire to live such long and rewarding lives as she 
did.

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