[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15331]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO MARJORIE MATTHEWS

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 16, 2008

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and work of 
Marjorie Matthews.
   Marjorie Matthews prodigiously served the Kings County Hospital 
Center Community Advisory Board for twenty years, as vice chair from 
1990 to 1994 and as chair from 1994 until 2001, where she championed 
the cause of better service to the Brooklyn community.
   Marjorie Matthews labored as a committed and strong advocate for the 
redevelopment of the Kings County Hospital Center and worked diligently 
to rebuild the facilities for the benefit of all. Throughout her 
remarkable career in the healthcare field, she became a formidable 
leader whose work spanned the length and breadth of Brooklyn, as 
demonstrated through her devotion to the children of Brooklyn, 
herculean service on the Community School Board District 16 and 
pioneering work with the Head Start Program at P.S. 262.
   The model of citizenship set forth by Marjorie Matthews is a guide 
to all wishing to make their communities better, the lives of our 
children brighter and our city stronger, which she established through 
inspiration and a lasting legacy for future generations.
   Madam Speaker, I cannot in this short time do justice to the life 
and achievements of Marjorie Matthews. As a lifelong change agent, her 
dedication was boundless and her courage unparalleled.
   On behalf of New York's Tenth Congressional District, I salute and 
commend Marjorie Matthews for her distinguished record of service to 
the residents of New York's Tenth Congressional District and beseech 
all those she left behind to continue her outstanding work. Sadly, she 
has left us but not before she bestowed her indelible mark on our 
community, on our lives, and in our hearts.
   Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to 
Marjorie Matthews and the wonderful example that she represented.

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