[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21908]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO WAYNE C. WILTSHIRE

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 13, 2006

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the jazz 
musician, Wayne C. Wiltshire, distinguished artist of the music 
industry. It behooves us to pay tribute to this outstanding artist and 
I hope my colleagues will join me in recognizing his impressive 
accomplishments.
  Wayne C. Wiltshire has spent his entire 33 year career trying to 
improve access to healthcare for thousands of New Yorkers. First, as 
administrator for Emergency and Ambulatory Care Services at Cumberland 
Hospital and then as Associate Executive Director at Woodhull Hospital, 
which he helped open in 1982. Mr. Wiltshire then returned to renovate 
the new Cumberland D&TC, and served as their first Executive Director 
for 8 years. He later was transferred to Bellevue Hospital where he 
served for 5 years as the hospital's first African-American Associate 
Executive Director for Psychiatry and Emergency Services. During this 
time, Mr. Wiltshire was also an adjunct professor at St. Joseph's 
College in Brooklyn and owned his own ambulette service--Health Link, 
Incorporated with his father Cuthbert Wiltshire and brother David 
Wiltshire. With a Master's Degree in Community Health from LID and a 
Bachelor of Arts degree in Urban Politics from Shaw University, Mr. 
Wiltshire, a Canarsie High School graduate, is currently the Chief 
Executive Officer for the Paul J. Cooper Center for Human Services, 
Inc., formerly the Brownsville-Oceanhill Mental Health Service.
  Mr. Wiltshire celebrated his twenty-first wedding anniversary in July 
with his wife Donna, who is also a twenty-nine year health 
professional. They have four children--Marc, Ngina, Kelli-Lin and 
Victor. From Fort Greene to Williamsburg, and now Brownsville, Mr. 
Wiltshire has helped shape the health care landscape of Brooklyn, which 
has helped improve access to health care for thousands of New Yorkers.
  Mr. Speaker, I believe that it is incumbent on this body to recognize 
the accomplishments of Wayne C. Wiltshire. His commitment to improving 
healthcare access makes him most worthy of our recognition today.

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