[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15963]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING PATRICIA COLEMAN BRACEY

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 29, 2012

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Librarian Patricia Coleman Bracey, who has possessed a passion for 
reading since she was a child. Any type of literature or new book that 
she could put her hands on was, in her words, ``like icing on the 
cake''.
  Patricia, or Pat as a lot of people call her, is the oldest of four 
children born to George and Marie White Coleman of Raymond, 
Mississippi. She was educated in the Hinds County Public School System 
and graduated in 1966. She received a B.S. and a Master Degree from 
Jackson State University in Education with a concentration in Library 
Science. She is a member of the Pine Grove M. B. Church and an 
associate member of Seven Springs United Methodist Church, both in 
Raymond.
  As a child, Mrs. Bracey's passion was always reading and finding new 
books to discover the world. Reading a book can take you anywhere you 
want to go. She realized this at a young age; therefore, she wanted to 
help children realize it too. With this passion and drive, Mrs. Bracey 
felt that she could serve children best as a librarian--and that is 
exactly what she did. Patricia worked to instill in boys and girls the 
love of reading and how to correctly use the library and its resources 
effectively for 32 years at Woodville Heights Elementary School in 
Jackson, Mississippi.
  After retiring from the Jackson Public School District, Patricia 
continued her service as a librarian with the Jackon-Hinds Library 
System.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Patricia 
Coleman Bracey, a dedicated public servant who has touched the lives of 
thousands of children.

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