[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21572]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



        TRIBUTE TO DAVID BOISE HUDSON AND LOIS CUNNINGHAM HUDSON

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                          HON. DONALD M. PAYNE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 1, 2001

  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I would like my colleagues here in the United 
States House of Representatives to join me in paying tribute to a very 
special couple, David and Lois Hudson, who will be honored this weekend 
in Newark, New Jersey. Mr. Hudson has recently celebrated his 90th 
birthday and Mrs. Hudson her 85th birthday.
  Married for over six decades, David and Lois Hudson are the proud 
parents of Dorothy Lee Bacon of Colonia, New Jersey and Betty Louise 
Smalls of Great Falls, Virginia and Fort Lauderdale, Florida and proud 
in-laws of Roscoe C. Bacon and Douglas T. Smalls. They also take great 
joy in their three grandchildren: Douglas Timothy Smalls, Jr. of Great 
Falls, Virginia; Sabrina Lynne Bacon of Randallstown, Maryland; and 
Kyle Erik Bacon of Owings Mills, Maryland.
  I had the pleasure of getting to know Mr. Hudson a number of years 
ago in the 1950s when we worked side by side at Port Newark, as I 
followed in the tradition of my father and grandfather who had both 
worked there during the late 1940s and throughout the next few decades. 
Mr. Hudson was a popular co-worker who established an excellent 
professional reputation as the best Big Fork Lift Operator in the 
business. It was always great to see him and his wonderful wife Lois 
throughout the years. I was also fortunate to form a friendship with 
their daughter, Dorothy Lee Bacon, when we were both active in the 
NAACP Youth Councils and College Chapters. I also had the privilege of 
knowing Betty and Doug Smalls for many years and we reestablished our 
close ties when I came back to Washington, D.C.
  Mr. Hudson was born on October 29, 1911 to William and Katie in 
Killian, South Carolina and raised in Blythewood, South Carolina. His 
early education took place in a two-room schoolhouse until the Great 
Depression required that he remain at home to help out. He became an 
active member of Bethel Baptist Church, serving as Sunday School 
Superintendent, Choir Leader, Deacon, and member of the Usher Board. In 
1937, he joined the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Newark, where he 
served as President of the Choir, President of the Gospel Chorus, and 
Chairman of the Deacon Ministry. His career at the Atlantic Terminal in 
Port Newark, where he served on the Local Union 825 Negotiating 
Committee, began in March of 1937 and continued until his retirement in 
1976. He was a member of the St. James Lodge, The Royal Arch Chapter 
#4, the Shriners Temple and The Rebecca Court.
  Mrs. Hudson was born in Blythewood, South Carolina where she attended 
Bethel Baptist Elementary School. After her marriage, she was also 
active in the Tabernacle Baptist Church, serving on the Young Women's 
Guild; the Gospel Chorus; the Missionaries; the Willing Workers, the 
Women's Ministry; and in the position of Church Clerk and currently, 
Deaconess. Trained as an Operation Room Technician, Mrs. Hudson worked 
at Union Hospital in New Jersey for seven years, the second African 
American to hold that position. For several years, Mr. and Mrs. Hudson 
owned and operated Watson Avenue Seafood Market in Newark and were also 
the proprietors of Dav-Lo's Restaurant. She contributed her time and 
talent to her community through volunteer work in positions such as Air 
Raid Warden, Finger Printing Technician, ambulance driver for the 
Roselle Volunteer Ambulance Corporation and member of the Roselle 
Service Women's League.
  Mr. Speaker, let us send our congratulations and best wishes to this 
remarkable couple, Mr. and Mrs. Hudson, and wish them continued health 
and happiness.

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