[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5098]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO MABEL PETERSON

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 4, 2003

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, in commemoration of Black 
History Month, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the 
many accomplishments of distinguished African-Americans in 
Mississippi's Second Congressional District.
  Mrs. Mabel Peterson was born on November 2, 1924. Upon graduating 
from Bowman High School, Mrs. Peterson married Robert Holmes. They had 
two children. Mrs. Peterson then decided to run for judge, where she 
won.
  As a judge, Mrs. Peterson is known for practicing nothing but 
fairness. She has been known to often help people pay fines that she 
has charged. Mrs. Peterson admits that her favorite duty of being a 
judge is marrying couples. Mrs. Peterson served as a judge for twenty 
years.
  On December 31, 2000, Mrs. Peterson retired to spend more time with 
her grandchildren and her husband. This past January, Mrs. Peterson was 
selected as the senior citizen of the month.

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