[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9331]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO CYNTHIA WONG

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                         HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 23, 2006

  Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Cynthia Wong 
who recently passed away. Ms. Wong served as a Pacoima middle-school 
librarian since 1994 and was an active member and officer of several 
professional organizations, including the California School Library 
Association.
  Ms. Wong possessed an enormous passion for books and through this 
passion inspired many students. The hard work she put in as a Pacoima 
librarian has paid many dividends to the community. She was known to 
engage students through her bookmark and reading contests and would 
spend many hours of her own time planning and leading district 
workshops.
  Ms. Wong's work has been so important to the community that her 
fellow staff members, along with her students, have decided to honor 
her through the dedication of a Professional Research Center and a 
Memorial Reading Garden. Both the center and the garden will be built 
next to the library that Ms. Wong loved for 12 years.
  It is my distinct pleasure to ask my colleagues to join with me in 
saluting Ms. Wong for her outstanding achievements. She was an amazing 
person and her memory will live on through the Cynthia Wong Research 
Center and Reading Garden and through the many lives she touched.

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