[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 29606]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    TRIBUTE TO EULA D. NELSON FLEET

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                          HON. JOSE E. SERRANO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 9, 1999

  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mrs. Eula D. 
Nelson Fleet, an outstanding individual who has dedicated her life to 
public service and education and to wish her a happy retirement.
  Born in Apalachicola, Florida, Mrs. Fleet moved to New York City in 
1943. In 1956, with her husband and four children, she moved to 
Patterson Houses in the Bronx, where they have lived ever since.
  Mr. Speaker, in 1957, when her first child started school at P.S. 18, 
Eula Fleet started her long involvement with our educational system and 
was elected treasurer of the school's PTA. From 1970 to 1973 she served 
as Vice President, then President of the PTA at J.H.S. 149; from 1973 
to 1979 she was an Educational Assistant at the Development Learning 
Program at P.S. 5; from 1979 to 1980 she was an Educational Assistant 
at the Development Learning Program at P.S. 156; from 1980 to 1981 she 
was an Educational Assistant in Early Childhood at P.S. 30; in 1982 she 
was an Educational Assistant at P.S. 124; and in 1983 she was named 
Assistant to the Director at the Milbrook Senior Citizen Center.
  Mrs. Fleet has also been very involved with the community. From 
January 1970 until July 1999 when she retired, she served at Community 
Board #1 in several capacities: Chair of the Education Committee, 
Treasurer, Health Committee, and Chair of the Housing Committee. She 
also served in Upward Bound Program at Fordham University, as Assistant 
Treasurer of the Mott Haven Center Community Advisory Board, and on the 
Joint Advisory Board of Eastside Settlement House.
  Mrs. Fleet was married to the famous jazz guitar player William A. 
Fleet, Sr., who passed away in April 1994. She has four children, 
William, Evelyn, James, and Francis, and four grandchildren, James, 
Jr., Jawann, Jayanna, and Michelle.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mrs. Eula 
D. Nelson Fleet for her achievements in education and her enduring 
commitment to the community, and in wishing her a happy retirement.

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