[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15553]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO MRS. DOROTHY GAY

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                       HON. THADDEUS G. McCOTTER

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 12, 2007

  Mr. McCOTTER. Madam Speaker, today I rise to honor and acknowledge 
Mrs. Dorothy Gay, upon her retirement from the Highland Lakes 
Condominiums Board of Directors after thirty-six years of dedicated 
service.
  Throughout her life, Dorothy has striven to better our community. 
Born and raised in Detroit, she wrote stories for the Northeastern High 
School newspaper and later graduated from Wayne State University with a 
Bachelors Degree in Political Science. As a secretary in the Veterans 
Office at Wayne State University, she met Alva Gay, an English 
professor specializing in Shakespeare and modern novels, who Dorothy 
married in 1948 for 48 years until his death. Following graduation, in 
1947, she joined the Detroit Police Department where she served in the 
Woman's Division. During her 25-year career, she investigated sex 
offenses against delinquent, neglected, and abused females, and for her 
dedication she was promoted to Sergeant, then Lieutenant, and finally 
Inspector in charge of the Division.
  Since then, Dorothy has proudly served as a leader in our community. 
Later, in 1973, she moved to Highland Lakes and joined the Condominiums 
Board of Directors. In the early 1980s, Dorothy was named to the 
Northville Township Planning Commission and she is a member of the 
Board of Directors for Heartline, a Detroit halfway house for female 
offenders on parole. Dorothy has also been a volunteer peer counselor 
at the Women's Resource Center at the Schoolcraft College for Women and 
has served as President, Vice President, Secretary and Editor and Board 
Liason for the Herald. For her dedication to our community, the 1960s 
Detroit Free Press named Dorothy ``Woman of the Year.''
  Madam Speaker, after 36 tireless years, Dorothy will be retiring from 
the Highland Lakes Condominiums Board of Directors. In honor of her 
leadership and unwavering dedication to the citizens of Michigan, I ask 
my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mrs. Dorothy Gay for years of 
loyal service to our community and our country.

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