[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4556]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      A TRIBUTE TO MAMIE WILLIAMS

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 22, 2010

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in commending Mamie Williams 
for her many years of service to her community.
  Mamie Williams is blessed to turn 83 years old on January 11, 2010 
and commits her life to cheerfully helping others. First and foremost 
is her mother, Irene Kibler, who turned 101 years of age September 9, 
2009. Mother Mamie brought her mother to New York form Savannah, 
Georgia to take care of her in 2005 because the trips back and forth 
from New York to Savannah became extremely difficult for her, but she 
never ceased to do all she could. However, when her mother was 
diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006, it became inevitable that she 
continue to live in New York.
  Dr. Rev. Sean P. Gardner, Sr., awarded 3 plaques to her in 2001--
``Mother Wisdom'', ``Mother Love'', and ``Mother Charming'',--her 
pastor of Eastward Missionary Baptist Church located on First Avenue in 
Manhattan. She is Chaplain of the Senior Usher Board and a member of 
the Mothers' Board. In 2008 she also received an award from the Filial 
Piety Society.
  In 2009 she received an award for ``Mother of the Year'' in 
recognition of the care she always extends unselfishly with love and 
compassion. That same year she was presented an award by Major Bill 
Greene of the U.S. Marine Corp Reserve, from Toys for Tots Christmas 
Club in ``Grateful Acknowledgement for the Special Relationship Shared 
with Children.'' She received a Certificate of Appreciation from 
Volunteers of America and a Certificate of Acknowledgement from Boys 
Town Christmas Appeal.
  Mother Mamie is a member of the Joint Public Affairs Committee 
(JPAC), and attended the Institute for Senior Action (IFSA), where she 
graduated in the spring of 2003. IFSA is a leadership advocacy training 
course requiring graduates to commit to pursuing action within their 
communities, something she's been doing for many years. She also sings 
with the Unique Musical Society of New York, orchestrated by Professor 
Robert Newton, for 25 years.
  Mother Mamie has been taking care packages to hospitals and nursing 
homes for many years no matter how bad the weather is and gives care 
packages to her neighbors to take home when they stop by to visit with 
her. Her thought is: ``store up treasures in Heaven by giving them away 
on earth.''
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
contributions of Mamie Williams.

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