[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8212]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 IN RECOGNITION OF WOODIE RUCKER-HUGHES

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                            HON. MARK TAKANO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 22, 2017

  Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the career of 
Waudier ``Woodie'' Rucker-Hughes, a tireless worker for civil rights 
and a pillar of the community in the Inland Empire of California.
  Woodie was born in Washington, DC, and came to California in 1969 to 
begin a career in teaching at John W. North High School in Riverside. 
She later became the Dean of Students, an assistant principal and 
Manager of Child Welfare and Attendance for the Riverside Unified 
School District. In those roles, she helped young people to make the 
most of their education and their lives.
  Woodie has spent her life building a stronger community through her 
leadership in the NAACP, and her involvement with non-profit 
organizations and commissions. The people of Riverside live in a city 
made better by the work of Woodie Rucker-Hughes.
  This week, Woodie is retiring from the Riverside Unified School 
District. She has earned the thanks of a grateful community and the 
admiration of all that know her.

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