[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16062]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     IN HONOR OF EDYTHE Y. BRADLEY

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 30, 2012

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I 
rise today to pay tribute to an outstanding and truly one of a kind 
woman, Ms. Edythe Y. Bradley. Sadly, Ms. Bradley passed away on 
Saturday, November 24, 2012. A funeral service will be held on 
Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Saint Mary Missionary Baptist 
Church in Baconton, Georgia.
  Ms. Bradley was widely known as the Sports Information Director at 
Albany State University. She became the school's first female SID in 
1997 and served as the main media contact for Albany State's eleven 
NCAA Division II sports programs. But anyone who worked with her knew 
she went above and beyond the typical duties of a Sports Information 
Director. A one-woman show, she often worked more than eighty hours a 
week. Despite her busy workload, Ms. Bradley always made time to help 
someone or to brighten their day with her infectious smile. She was 
beloved by students, faculty, and the community at large.
  A Camilla, Georgia native, Ms. Bradley graduated from Mitchell-Baker 
High School in 1983. She attended Florida A&M University, where she 
worked with The Famuan student newspaper and was a member of the 
Society of Professional Journalists/Sigma Delta Chi and the Public 
Relations Student Society of America. She received her Bachelor's 
degree in Journalism/Public Relations in 1988. Prior to joining the ASU 
staff in 1993, Ms. Bradley worked at her hometown newspaper, the 
Camilla Enterprise.
  Ms. Bradley loved her job and all things Albany State. She was a 
member of the College Sports Information Directors of America, the 
Black College Sports Information Directors Association, and the Sports 
Information Directors Association. She also served as the SID chairman 
for Albany State's conference. In addition, Ms. Bradley was a member of 
St. Peter A.M.E. Church in Camilla.
  George Washington Carver once said, ``No individual has any right to 
come into the world and go out of it without leaving behind distinct 
and legitimate reasons for having passed through it.'' We are so 
blessed that Edythe Bradley passed this way and shared with us her 
bright smile and beaming personality. She touched the lives of so many 
and her warm, shining presence will certainly be missed.
  Mr. Speaker, my wife Vivian and I would like to extend our deepest 
sympathies to Ms. Bradley's daughter, Morgan Chelsea Dunlap, and her 
family members, friends, and the Albany State University community 
during this difficult time. May they be consoled and comforted by their 
abiding faith and the Holy Spirit in the days, weeks and months ahead.

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