[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8500]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      COMMENDING KIMBERLY NESBITT-GOOD OF UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

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                           HON. LEONARD LANCE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 24, 2009

  Mr. LANCE. Madam Speaker, I rise in honor of National Women's History 
Month and to congratulate Kimberly Nesbitt-Good of Elizabeth, New 
Jersey who will be honored on Friday, March 27, 2009 at the 17th Annual 
Women of Excellence Dinner held in Union County, New Jersey.
   This special annual event is hosted by the Union County Commission 
on the Status of Women in the Seventh Congressional District and 
highlights the amazing work of individuals who are making our 
communities better places to live. The Commission on the Status of 
Women recognizes the contributions of women in the fields of education, 
health care, the arts, government, business, law, community service, 
technology, public service and women's advocacy and lifetime 
achievement.
   This year's Business Award will be given to Kimberly Nesbitt-Good 
because of her business efforts in Union County. Kimberly is the 
proprietor of Nesbitt Funeral Home, along with her husband Ted, which 
was established in 1931 by her adoptive parents, Bravell and Carrie 
Allen Nesbitt.
   Ms. Nesbitt-Good has received several awards and recognition for her 
work in the funeral profession. She is a member of the Garden State 
Funeral Directors Association, the New Jersey Funeral Directors 
Association, the National Funeral Directors Association, the National 
Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, and the Epsilon Nu Delta 
Fraternity.
   Kimberly is the cofounder of ``Friends,'' an organization of African 
American women that uplifts and supports women in African American 
communities. Listed in Who's Who Among Americans and Who's Who Among 
African American Funeral Directors, Kimberly has been recognized by 
many local, state and federal organizations for her varied and wide 
ranging work in the funeral profession.
   Kimberly Nesbitt-Good of Elizabeth, New Jersey has made significant 
achievements in her business efforts. I am pleased to congratulate 
Kimberly Nesbitt-Good for her outstanding efforts and share her good 
work with my colleagues in the United States Congress and the American 
people.

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