[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 27]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 36468]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       A TRIBUTE TO DADY BELFORT

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 19, 2007

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Dady 
Belfort. Dady, one of four children, was born in Les Cayes on the 
Island of Haiti to Rose Nostalie and Joseph Santiford Belfort. In 1977, 
she migrated to the United States enrolling in Erasmus Hall High 
School. After her high school graduation in 1980, she attended Kings 
Borough Community College and is currently enrolled at John Jay 
College, pursuing a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice.
  Dady became a police officer for the City of New York in 1989. Since 
joining the force, she has received numerous citations during her 18 
years of service. In 2002, she became the force's Community Affairs 
Officer and in 2005 she was promoted to Detective.
  Dady is very active in her community. She is a regular participant in 
the New York Cares coat drive as well as numerous toy drives. Dady 
walks each year in the Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Parish's walk-a-
thon for the Knights of Columbus, and the walk for breast cancer at 
Jones Beach. She is a member of the Canarsie Lions Club, and the 
Haitian American Law Enforcement Fraternal Organization. Dady 
coordinates with various organizations' outreach programs to help the 
less fortunate by collecting food for the homeless, adopting a family 
for the holidays, and frequently assisting at the Gerald R. Ryan 
Outreach Center Soup Kitchen.
  As a young girl, Dady has always wanted to make a difference in her 
community. She lives her life by one simple saying, ``Happiness is not 
an individual matter. When you are able to bring relief or bring back 
the smile to one person, not only that person profits but you also 
profit. The deepest happiness you can have comes from the capacity to 
help relieve the suffering of others. So if we have the habit of being 
peaceful, there is a natural tendency for us to go into the direction 
of service.''
  Dady is married to Cecil Ramsay and they have three children; Rodnny, 
Samantha and Christopher.
  Madam Speaker, I would like to recognize this pillar of New York who 
has set the bar extremely high for individual service to her community.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to 
this Dady Belfort.

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