[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10985]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    A TRIBUTE TO EVA SMITH McQUILLAN

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 16, 2010

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Eva Smith 
McQuillan for her valuable contributions to her community.
  Eva Smith McQuillan was born in Currie, North Carolina on July 11, 
1915 to Alice and Richard Smith. She is the fourth of six children; 
Sadie, Sealy, James, Eva, Margaret and Edward. She was raised and 
educated in Wilmington, North Carolina and there she met and married 
Dawson McQuillan. Together they have two sons, Deck and Dawson.
  In 1956, Eva decided to migrate northeast to New York. She and her 
family settled in Brooklyn and she found employment at B. Altman's 
Department Store in Manhattan. She began as a Gift Wrapper, moving up 
the ladder to finally become an Accounting Clerk in the Accounts 
Receivable Department until her retirement in 1981. Upon her 
retirement, Eva became a world traveler, visiting countries in Europe 
and the Far East including Japan and China. She has also been to the 
Caribbean, Canada, Mexico, and various sites within the United States 
of America including Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
  In 1958, under the leadership of the late Reverend George W. Thomas, 
Eva became a member of the Brown Memorial Baptist Church and has been a 
faithful member ever since. The same year, she became a member of the 
Floral Club. She went on to become part of the Brown Memorial Baptist 
Church Pastor's Aid Chorus. For a number of years, she was a Den Mother 
for the Boy Scouts of America Troop 199. Currently, she is a team 
leader on the church's restoration project under the leadership of the 
Reverend Clinton M. Miller.
  Mrs. McQuillan loves people and loves to help those in need. Her 
life's motto is ``If I can help someone as I pass along this way--then 
my living will not be in vain.''
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
contributions of Eva Smith McQuillan.

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