[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14946]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO MRS. MABLE A. 
           WATKINS-CASS ON THE OCCASION OF HER 75TH BIRTHDAY

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                           HON. BOBBY L. RUSH

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 30, 2010

  Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to and honor a 
distinguished constituent, community leader, humanitarian, and family 
woman, Mrs. Mable A. Watkins-Cass, on the occasion of her 75th 
birthday. A native of Holly Springs, Mississippi, Mrs. Watkins-Cass and 
her parents moved to Chicago in her early teens. She graduated from the 
Chicago Public Schools and attended Wilson Junior College in Chicago.
  A retired employee of the Chicago Public Schools, Mrs. Watkins-Cass 
remains active in the Morgan Park community of my congressional 
district. She is the mother of four adult children, a grandmother and 
great-grandmother and is a dedicated member of the Vernon Park Church 
of God on the southside of Chicago.
  Mrs. Watkins-Cass continues a lifelong commitment towards making a 
difference in the lives of other people. She is a shining example of 
how God can use even the ordinary to accomplish the extraordinary. She 
has endeavored to share the wisdom and knowledge that God has granted 
her with others to enable them to prosper in knowledge and wisdom. 
Indeed, many who have had the privilege of knowing and associating with 
her have come to recognize that they are much better the person as a 
result.
  Madam Speaker, it is my great honor to pay tribute to and 
congratulate my constituent and friend, Mrs. Mable A. Watkins-Cass on 
the occasion of her 75th birthday. I want to encourage her to continue 
to let her light so shine that men and women will see her good works 
and give glory to God in Heaven. I am privileged to enter these words 
into the Congressional Record of the United States House of 
Representatives.

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