[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    A TRIBUTE TO MARTHA LUCIA LEMOS

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 5, 2010

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Martha Lucia 
Lemos.
  Ms. Lemos is a native of Columbia who migrated to the United States 
and received her first job as a babysitter, she was encouraged by the 
family she worked for to continue her education.
  Despite the arduous task of fitting into a new culture, Ms. Lemos, 
enrolled in the Language Department at New York University and 
eventually joined the New York City Department of Education to work as 
a Teacher's Assistant.
  She further continued her education and later graduated from Long 
Island University with a Bachelors of Science in Education and a 
Masters of Science in Education from Adelphi University.
  With her credentials, Ms. Lemos entered the field of Bilingual 
Special Education as a Teacher in District 75 as a way to give back to 
children that may have the difficult task of learning a new language in 
a new culture.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing Martha 
Lucia Lemos.