13096 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 16, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS A TRIBUTE TO FOUR OUTSTAND­ American, Thurgood Marshall, who served as livery boy for a women's store. He also at­ ING CITIZENS OF NEW JERSEY a Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. tended the all-black Lincoln University in This resolution provides that a stamp should Pennsylvania and earned money for tuition by HON. HERB KLEIN be created from a rendering offered by one of waiting tables. OF NEW JERSEY my constituents, Mr. Steven Johnson, who He obtained his law degree from Howard IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES was born and raised in Pennsylvania. Mr. University in 1933, graduating first in his class. Johnson, a paraplegic, who received his bach­ Almost immediately, Thurgood Marshall began Wednesday, June 16, 1993 elor's degree from the Philadelphia College of chipping away at the barriers-both legal and Mr. KLEIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay Art; is a self-employed artist; and a former art social-that prevented African-Americans and special tribute to four outstanding citizens of teacher, who has done an excellent job of other minorities from enjoying the full civil New Jersey. On Tuesday, March 23, 1993, capturing the essence of Thurgood Marshall. rights granted under the Constitution. the Passaic Valley Jaycees honored Helene This is a fitting tribute to a great jurist who Before he joined the Court, Marshall distin­ K. Baumann, Raymon Scott Keeley, and Lynn was a relentless voice for the voiceless and guished himself as the country's first African­ Schoenburger. An Honorary Distinguished whose six-decade legal career was emblem­ American solicitor general. He served in that Service Award was presented to Anthony atic of the civil rights revolution. post from 1965 to 1967 and took a lead in Gaita of the Totowa Borough. These citizens Mr. Speaker, Thurgood Marshall beamed promoting the Johnson administration's civil devoted tremendous time, talent, and energy into our cramped and constricted community, and constitutional rights agenda. to the enrichment and protection of their com­ a community in which the law at one time or­ In one of this first civil rights cases, Marshall munities. dained that African-Americans could only at­ successfully won admission for a young Afri­ Helene K. Baumann is the founder of Little tend segregated, inferior schools; a community can-American man to the University of Mary­ Falls Flower .and Garden Club, a coordinator in which the law at one time ordained that Afri­ land Law School; 3 years later, he was hired for Little Falls Municipal Alliance for the Pre­ can-Americans be denied the right to vote; by the NAACP, and in 1939, he founded the vention of Alcohol and Drug Abuse and a and a community in which the law at one time NAACP legal defense and educational fund. neighborhood fund raiser for the American ordained segregation in the court room and From 1940 to 1961 Thurgood Marshall trav­ Heart Association. Helene has made the air exclusion of African-Americans from the jury eled the country, defending the rights of mi­ smell sweeter, helped our citizens fight drugs, box. norities and challenging the status quo. He and kept our hearts beating longer. By demonstrating that the I~,W could be an won dozens of important civil rights victories, Raymon Scott Keeley has served his coun­ instrument of liberation, he recruited a new prevailing in 29 of the 32 cases he argued be­ try as an E-5 Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy. generation of lawyers 't'Vho had been brought fore the Supreme Court-including the land­ Currently, Mr. Keeley is a volunteer for the up to think of the law a~ an instrument of op­ mark 1954 Brown versus the Board of Edu­ Totowa Fire Department, a member of the pression. cation Case. That case ended "separate but Totowa Police Department, and a helpful hand Those of us who grew up under the heel of equal" school systems and led to the integra­ on the Totowa First Aid Squad. A local new­ Jim Crow were inspired to set our sights on tion of public schools. born was very fortunate to have Mr. Keeley using the law as a foundation for our careers, He came to national prominence as the welcome it into the world recently. to try to follow him on his journey of justice chief lawyer for the NAACP legal defense and Lynn Schoenburger is a coordinator of the and equality. educational fund when he argued a series of Passaic County Special Olympics, a volunteer America is indebted to Thurgood Marshall's 1954 school desegregation cases known col­ on the Paterson First Aid Squad, and an ac­ accomplishments. We, who grew up in the lectively as Brown versus Board of Education. tive assistant to the hearing impaired. Ms. sunlight of his deeds, owe a special debt of The Supreme Court ruled in those cases that Schoenburger is on her way to becoming a gratitude. segregation in public schools was unconstitu­ nurse. A legendary champion of civil rights, his tional. Honorary Recipient Anthony Gaita is from towering achievements as an advocate for Marshall also spear-headed litigation that Paterson, NJ. Mr. Gaita has been active in the equal opportunity for African-Americans were ended white-only primary elections and explicit Jaycees for 18 years. His diligence and hard surpassed only by the enormous inner racial discrimination in housing contracts. work within his community and others merit strength and endurance that kept him focused In 1967, President Johnson appointed him honor. on his mission. to the Supreme Court. During his 24-year ten­ Mr. Speaker, I commend Helene K. Mr. Speaker, as a result of his career as a ure, he was the only African-American Justice. Baumann, Raymond Scott Keeley, Lynn lawyer and as a Justice, Thurgood Marshall Marshall's record on the court was consist­ Schoenburger, and Anthony Gaita for their un­ left an indelible mark, not just upon the law, ent. He defended individual rights, he sided selfish contributions that have been an inspira­ but upon his country. with minorities and the under-privileged; he fa­ tion throughout their communities. I am thank­ Thurgood Marshall was a giant in this Na­ vored affirmative action, and he always op­ ful that these exemplary citizens of New Jer­ tion's civil rights movement. His lifelong com­ posed the death penalty. sey are continuing in their devoted work for mitment to civil rights and his unbending ef­ In a recent statement, President Clinton said forts to end discrimination and ensure equal the benefit of all they serve. Marshall was one of the giants "in the quest justice for all Americans, has left a lasting im­ for human rights and equal opportunity in the pression on our legal system and our society. whole history of our country". RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR Thurgood Marshall's roots were unlike those Retired Chief Justice Warren E. Burger THE ISSUANCE OF A COMMEMO­ of any other Justice before him. He was born praised Marshall both for his advocacy in RATIVE IN HONOR OF THURGOOD in Baltimore, MD, on July 2, 1908. The son of Brown versus Board of Education, which MARSHALL an elementary school teacher and yacht-club ended school segregation, and as a man who steward, and the great-grandson of a slave, before going on the bench "literally took his HON. LUCIEN E. BLACKWEll brought to America from Africa's Congo re­ life in his hands" to try civil rights cases in the OF PENNSYL VANIA gion. Marshall was named after his paternal South. Thurgood Marshall, was sometimes called, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES grandfather, who had chosen the name "Thor­ ough Good" for himself when enlisting in the an irreplaceable national treasure. A genuine, Wednesday , June 16, 1993 Union Army during the Civil War. sincere individual, he said he wanted to be re­ Mr. BLACKWELL. Mr. Speaker, today I am In his youth, Marshall attended Douglas membered this way; "That he did what he introducing a resolution to honor a great High School in Baltimore, and worked as a de- could with what he had." e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. June 16, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13097 Mr. Speaker, it is especially appropriate that HARLEY-DAVIDSON CELEBRATES 20th in the world on the amount of funding for we consider this bill, creating a stamp in his 90 YEARS OF SERVICE official programs to attract foreign visitors. The honor as a lasting memory to one whose com­ Federal Government must recognize its lead­ mitment to and reverence for the American HON. THOMAS M. BARRETI ership role in developing the roadmap for car­ justice system were second to none. Thank OF WISCONSIN rying the travel and tourism industry into the you. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 21st century. Wednesday, June 16, 1993 Small businesses comprise the majority of Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, the travel and tourism industry, which will con­ INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION the city of Milwaukee went hog wild last week­ tinue to be the Nation's greatest source of REGARDING BLIND DISABLED end. Thousands of Harley-Davidson riders economic opportunity and social mobility. And VETERANS from around the world descended on Milwau­ the segment of our economy most in need of kee to celebrate the company's 90th anniver­ technical, strategic, and organizational exper­ HON. JAMFS T. WAISH sary with guests such as Jay Lena and ZZ tise necessary to improve their local econo­ Top.