[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 26632]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                IN RECOGNITION OF CAROLE ANDERSON GRAVES

 Mr. TORRICELLI. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize 
Carole Anderson Graves, as she is honored by the Beta Alpha Omega 
Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority in cooperation with the New 
Jersey Performing Arts Center during the 3rd Annual Kwanza Festival 
honoring the community elders of Newark, New Jersey.
  Our cities and towns are constantly in need of individuals willing to 
give of themselves for the benefit of the community at-large. The 
individuals who fulfill this need are the volunteers and the public 
servants who improve the world around us in ways that often go unseen. 
It therefore fitting that from time to time we take a moment to 
recognize their efforts.
  Carole Anderson Graves has an extensive record of service to the 
Newark community. Since 1995, she has served as the Essex County 
Register of Deeds and Mortgages. In that capacity, Mrs. Graves has 
overseen the recording, filing and preserving of all property 
transactions within the 22 municipalities of Essex County.
  Mrs. Graves also has given great deal to the furtherance of education 
in the Newark area. For nine years, Mrs. Graves was employed as a 
Special Education teacher at the Dayton Street School and spent twenty-
seven years as the full-time President of the Newark Teachers Union. 
She is also an adjunct professor/lecturer of Labor Relations at Essex 
County Community College and Rutgers Institute of Labor and Management 
Relations.
  The city of Newark has been truly fortunate to have someone of the 
talents and dedication of Mrs. Graves within the community. It is an 
honor to be able to recognize her on this special occasion.

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