[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17259]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  A TRIBUTE TO LEONA WILLIAMSON MOSLEY

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 25, 2007

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Ms. Leona 
Williamson Mosley of Brooklyn, NY, on her 100th birthday. Ms. 
Williamson Mosley is a woman deeply committed to family and faith. She 
was born on June 23, 1907, in Clinton, NC. She is one of eight children 
born to her parents, Lewis and Hattie Williamson. Ms. Williamson Mosley 
grew up in a crowded household and worked hard to help her family. She 
spent many years working in her family's tobacco fields.
  Ms. Williamson Mosley married Daniel Webster Mosley and moved to New 
York to start their lives together. From this union came six children--
three boys and three girls--which included one set of twins. She worked 
odd jobs while raising her children, however, once they became 
teenagers she went to work full time at Brooklyn Hospital where she 
retired in 1969.
  Ms. Williamson Mosley keeps the church as a constant in her life. She 
joined the Concord Baptist Church in the 1940's and to date is a 
fixture in that very same church. She has made tremendous contributions 
to her community with her tireless work through her church.
  Ms. Williamson Mosley's legacy will continue to live on in her 
extended family. She has 17 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren, 5 
great-great-grandchildren and one great-great-great grandchild. She 
currently resides with her namesake, her daughter Leona who is her last 
living child.
  Madam Speaker, it is with pleasure that I recognize and honor Ms. 
Williamson Mosley as she celebrates her 100th birthday.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to 
Leona Williamson Mosley, a true national treasure.

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