[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 14252-14253]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        A TRIBUTE TO KATIE DAVIS

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 24, 2004

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of Katie Davis in recognition 
of her dedication to her community through both her professional and 
volunteer activities.
  Katie Davis is someone who is energetic and inspirational and 
continues to serve as a respected dynamic leader in the community. 
However, after serving thirty-three and a half years in public service, 
she is retiring from her position as the Deputy Director for Support 
Services at Kingsboro Psychiatric Center, Brooklyn, NY, effective April 
29, 2004.
  Katie graduated from Hunter College Magna Cum Laude, earning a B.S. 
in Community Health. Later, she received a Master's degree in Public 
Health Administration at Columbia University. She began her public 
service as a Registered Nurse at Kings County Hospital Center, and 
later was employed as Associate Director for Clinical Service for 9 
years at Harlem Hospital Center.
  Katie is the wife of Hervin L. Davis and mother of Charlene and 
Jacqueline Davis, who continues to serve as an inspiration in spite of 
her untimely death. As a young woman who overcame her mental 
disability, Jacqueline served others until her untimely passing in her 
early 20s.
  Katie is a long-time member of the Antioch Baptist Church in Brooklyn 
where the Reverend Robert M. Waterman is pastor. She is known in the 
community and among the Antioch Baptist Church family as a spirited and 
committed Christian. She has faithfully supported many church 
activities over the years and currently serves as Co-Chair of the 
Antioch Capital Campaign. Katie genuinely cares about those in her 
community and is always working with others to serve those in need.
  Throughout her career, Katie has continued to be actively involved in 
activities and programs to improve the educational and social 
conditions of her community. She is energetic and strategic in her 
approach, getting others involved in addressing key issues that affect 
the young and the elderly. Long noted for her active leadership 
throughout the community, she continues to promote and encourage young 
people and adults to seek an education, as demonstrated by her current 
position as President of Medgar Evers College

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Community Council. The Council awards several scholarships annually to 
eligible students attending Medgar Evers College who exhibit 
outstanding academic performance and potential leadership qualities.
  Katie's dedication and clever leadership skills are consistently 
recognized at Kingsboro Psychiatric Center. She volunteers her time as 
a facilitator of the Advisory Committee for the Emerson-Davis Family 
Center. This special center houses single-parent families, separated by 
homelessness, parental mental disability or substance abuse, who are 
reunited by the Emerson-Davis Family Center in Brooklyn, New York. 
While ``Emerson'' refers to the Center's street address, ``Davis'' 
honors Jacqueline Davis, Katie's deceased daughter.
  Mr. Speaker, Katie Davis has dedicated herself to helping people and 
families in need through her distinguished professional career and her 
community-based work. As such, she is more than worthy of receiving our 
recognition today and I urge my colleagues to join me in honoring this 
truly remarkable person.

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