Congressional Record, Extensions of Remarks, June 14, 2022, Page E617
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A page of the Congressional Record, Extensions of Remarks, dated June 14, 2022, at page E617, made up of tributes by Representatives. Ms. DeLauro honors Dr. Irwin Garfinkel on his retirement, describing his career as a social worker and economist. Another tribute describes the Chapel Haven Schleifer Center in New Haven, which serves over two-hundred fifty adults living with Down Syndrome, autism and intellectual disabilities and has completed a new $41.5 million capital campaign. A third honors Sylvia B. Sass of Tacoma, known as the First Lady of Sister Cities International, saying that in 2011 as Mayor the speaker declared March 1 as Sylvia B. Sass Day. The statements are those of the Representatives who inserted them.
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June 14, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E617
As word of the program’s success spread an honorary board member and is known as HONORING IRWIN GARFINKEL,
and enrolled adults chose to make New the First Lady of Sister Cities International. PHD. ON THE OCCASION OF HIS
Haven their lifelong home, the agency began In addition to her work with SCI, Sylvia has RETIREMENT
to expand and needed to move to a larger
been a dedicated community leader in Ta-
campus. Today, Chapel Haven Schleifer Cen-
coma and Pierce County for decades, found- HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO
ter occupies a flourishing campus on Whalley OF CONNECTICUT
Avenue and serves over two-hundred fifty ing the Lakewood Alacoma Club, a non-profit
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
adults, ranging in age from eighteen to sev- center for recovering alcoholics, receiving a
volunteer award from the National Association Tuesday, June 14, 2022
enty, who are living with Down Syndrome, au-
tism, intellectual disabilities, Asperger Syn- for Mental Illness, and serving on the Univer- Ms. DELAURO. Madam Speaker, it is with
drome and more. sity Place Parks and Recreation Commission. great pleasure that I rise today to join family,
The program’s mission is to empower adults In 2011, as former Tacoma Mayor, I declared friends, and colleagues in extending my very
with social and developmental disabilities to March 1 as Sylvia B. Sass Day to recognize best wishes to Dr. Irwin Garfinkel on the occa-
live independent and self-determined lives. A the amazing service and work she has done sion of his retirement. To say that he has left
new $41.5 million capital campaign has re- an indelible mark does not do justice to the
for the city of Tacoma.
sulted in state-of-the-art residential, teaching impact that his professional contributions as a
Madam Speaker, Sylvia Sass exemplifies social worker and economist have made over
and community spaces, including the addition
hard work, perseverance, and selfless service the course of his career. There is no one that
of a senior living facility, allowing senior mem-
to others. She is a deeply respected member has done more to bring to the forefront of pub-
bers of the community to continue to live
of our community and has profoundly im- lic debate the realities of poverty and its im-
among friends and with independence.
Chapel Haven Schleifer Center has been pacted her region, country, and the world for pact on families, children, and our commu-
decades. I am proud to call her my friend. nities. Dr. Garfinkel’s volume of work has been
recognized locally and nationally with a myriad
extraordinary and we, as policy makers and as
of awards and commendations. The deep
f a society, have been fortunate to have bene-
partnerships they have built within the New
fitted from his knowledge and expertise.
Haven community, particularly in Westville In a career that has spanned more than six
community which they call home, have en- HONORING JUNETEENTH AS A
NATIONAL HOLIDAY decades, Dr. Garfinkel has dedicated count-
abled the Chapel Haven Schleifer Center to less hours to better understanding poverty,
create a safe, nurturing environment where wealth, and the welfare state and how they
their clients and residents can thrive. It is my
honor to stand today to extend my deepest HON. BARRY LOUDERMILK shape communities and societies. Some of his
earliest work was in Wisconsin, as the director
thanks and appreciation to the dedication ad- OF GEORGIA of the Institute for Policy Research and later
ministration and staff as well supporters of as the principle investigator of the Wisconsin
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Chapel Haven for all that they do to ensure Child Support Study where his research on
the success of this very special organization. Tuesday, June 14, 2022 child support and welfare helped to shape leg-
Congratulations and Happy 50th Anniversary. islation not only in Wisconsin, but other states,
f Mr. LOUDERMILK. Madam Speaker, I rise within the U.S. Congress, and in other coun-
today to honor the upcoming Juneteenth Na- tries like Great Britain, Australia, and Sweden.
HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE tional Holiday, a day in which we celebrate the Dr. Garfinkel is also the author of over two
OF COMMUNITY LEADER AND
freedom of African Americans. hundred articles and sixteen books or edited
PUBLIC SERVANT SYLVIA SASS
On January 1, 1863, President Abraham volumes on poverty, income transfers, pro-
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, gram evaluation, single-parent families and
HON. MARILYN STRICKLAND child support, and the welfare state. In fact,
OF WASHINGTON
proclaiming freedom for more than 3.5 million
his book ‘‘Wealth and Welfare States: Is
enslaved African Americans. On June 19,
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES America Laggard or Leader’’ and paper ‘‘Wel-
1865, more than two years later, enslaved fare State Myths and Measurement’’ take on
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 Americans in Galveston, Texas, received the widespread mistruths about poverty and the
Ms. STRICKLAND. Madam Speaker, I rise notice from U.S. General Gordon Granger that poor. Dr. Garfinkel went on to become a co-
today to honor the life and service of Sylvia stated, ‘‘The people of Texas are informed founding director of the Center on Poverty and
Sass, an extraordinary public servant and that, in accordance with a proclamation from Social Policy and spent decades at Columbia
community leader in Washington State. the Executive of the United States, all slaves University where he was the Mitchell I.
Since she was young, Sylvia Sass has been are free.’’ In 1866, black Americans celebrated Ginsberg Professor of Contemporary Urban
committed to overcoming obstacles. When Problems and the co-founding director of the
the first of many annual celebrations of
Sylvia was 15, she applied for a sales position Columbia Population Research Center—the
Juneteenth on June 19. Beginning with a proc-
at a local shoe store where the store manager only such center to be funded by the National
told her that they didn’t hire women to sell lamation in 1938 and legislation in 1979,
Texas became the first state to make Institute of Child Health and Human Develop-
shoes. She was given a trial period where she ment to have been founded within a school of
received no pay and, in the end, sold more Juneteenth an official holiday. More than half
of the United States have, in recent years, social work.
shoes than the assistant manager. This same Throughout his career, Dr. Garfinkel has
tenacity led Sylvia to become one of Tacoma’s recognized Juneteenth in some capacity, in-
demonstrated a remarkable commitment to not
leading figures while serving her local and na- cluding Georgia. I have been a part of this only combatting poverty, but to understanding
tional community, raising a family, and owning celebration for the past several years, speak- its sources—to look at the root causes and
a business. ing at local ceremonies; and I appreciate the then look at how social and public policy could
So it was no surprise in 1956, when Taco- history of this commemoration. help families to break its cyclical nature. I
ma’s Mayor needed help rebuilding inter- I further believe it is important to celebrate have a deep respect and admiration for the
national relations around the world in the after- freedom and liberty at every opportunity, work he has done.
math of World War II, that he turned to Sylvia I want to extend a special note of thanks to
which is why I supported S. 475, Juneteenth
Sass. She became the mayor’s representative Dr. Garfinkel for the guidance and counsel he
National Independence Day Act, when it came
for President Eisenhower’s Town Affiliation As- has given to me over the years, particularly
sociation, today Sister Cities International. Syl- up for a vote in Congress in 2021. This na-
with my work on expanding the child tax cred-
via was a vital player in the early development tional holiday is a celebration of freedom, and it. That single public policy lifted half of Amer-
of the organization and was appointed Wash- should be recognized by all Americans; as ican children out of poverty, and it did so be-
well as a day where we remember the moral
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ington State Coordinator for Sister Cities Inter- cause of the foundation of research and study
national. She attended regional meetings and stain that slavery had on our country. On be- that Irv provided. Passed and signed into law
represented SCI at annual League of Cities half of the 11th Congressional District, and the as part of the American Rescue Plan, we wit-
meetings with mayors from across the country. United States House of Representatives, I join nessed the economic benefit this policy had
She was even one of twelve people selected others throughout America in recognizing the for families—especially the poor—and that is
as delegates to have lunch with President Ei- freedom and individual liberty that Juneteenth why we must continue the effort to make the
senhower. To this day, she remains active as represents. expanded child tax credit permanent.
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E618 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 14, 2022
Today, as we mark Dr. Garfinkel’s retire- The C-130s have also allowed us to provide Dr. Derrick was the eldest son of Helen and
ment, it is my hope that he knows that his urgently needed humanitarian assistance to Warren Derrick, Sr. After graduating from Mar-
commitment to ending poverty—from the re- disaster zones in Sudan, Somalia and deliver ion High School as president of the student
masks and personal protection gears to the
search centers he has founded to his unparal- body in 1954, he entered Wofford College
U.S. medical community during the worse
leled catalog of work—will most certainly stand days of the outbreak of COVID–19. We hope where he was a member of Blue Key and
as a legacy that will continue to inspire new to do more as we replenish our fleet. But President of Kappa Sigma fraternity. He grad-
generations of social workers, economists, those aircrafts are not the only fruits of co- uated in 1958.
policy makers and advocates. It is with my operation between our two militaries.
deepest thanks and appreciation that I rise The Egyptian military is also actively in- Deciding on a career in medicine, he matric-
today to extend my heartfelt congratulations to volved in supporting the safe passage of U.S. ulated at the Medical College of South Caro-
Dr. Irwin Garfinkel on his retirement, and wish naval vessels through the Suez Canal. One of lina, graduating in 1962. While in medical
him many more years of health and happiness our core responsibilities is to safeguard navi- school, he married Ann Marie Berry of
gation in the Suez Canal—through which 12 Spartanburg.
as he begins this new life chapter. percent of global trade flows. Our commit-
f ment to providing maritime security extends After completing a rotating internship at
to the Mediterranean and Red Seas, where Greenville Memorial Hospital, he was inducted
RECOGNITION OF THE EGYPT-U.S. we actively work with partners to safeguard into the U.S. Army as a Captain in the Medical
PARTNERSHIP the flow of commerce. Corps and stationed in Nuremberg, Germany.
The depth of the Egypt-U.S. military part- He served for 2 years as Battalion Surgeon for
nership is exemplified by Exercise Bright
HON. C. A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER Star, which witnesses hundreds of U.S. mili-
the 34th Artillery, 2nd AC. He was discharged
OF MARYLAND tary personnel join their Egyptian counter- in 1965 and accepted a position with Western
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES parts in what is regarded as the most signifi- Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan
cant biennial military exercise in the Middle as a physician in their student health center
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 East and Mediterranean region. Egypt, the for one year. In 1966, he started a 2-year pe-
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Madam Speaker, I U.S. and our allies are ready to respond diatric residency at the University of Alabama
rise today to recognize the fruitful United swiftly to crises in the region together be-
Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama which
cause of these exercises.
States-Egypt partnership. The year 2022 was followed by a 3-year fellowship in pedi-
Egypt has committed itself to being a se-
marks 100 years of diplomatic relations be- cure and stable country despite the turmoil atric infectious disease at the Children’s Hos-
tween our two nations. As co-chair of the U.S. in nearby states. The Egyptian military has pital of Alabama.
House of Representatives’ Friends of Egypt been successful in fighting terrorist off-
Caucus, I believe it is of paramount impor- Upon the completion of his fellowship, he
shoots of ISIS and acts as a deterrent force
tance that we commemorate this partnership against would-be aggressors. Civil conflict was appointed Assistant Professor of Pediat-
rooted in shared commitments to peace, sta- has plagued Yemen, Syria and Libya while rics. He rose to Associate Professor in 1975
bility and prosperity. As such, I include in the Egypt remains a stable and prosperous coun- and served as Director of Outpatient Services
RECORD this Newsweek article, entitled ‘‘Let’s try. Moreover, our stability and security has at the Children’s Hospital. It was during their
enabled us to play a leading role in pushing 10 years in Birmingham that their 3 children
Continue to Strengthen the Egypt-U.S. Part- for elections in Libya and calling for the ex-
nership’’ published on April 18, 2022, and were born.
pulsion of foreign mercenaries who only
penned by Ambassador of Egypt to the United cause chaos and suffering. Dr. Derrick returned to South Carolina and
States, Mr. Motaz Zahran. In this piece, Am- The Egyptian government has taken sub- accepted a position with Sumter Pediatrics in
bassador Zahran details how cooperation be- stantial strides to advance and promote Sumter in January 1977. After 10 months in
tween the U.S. and Egypt has bolstered multi- human rights. In the past few months, Egypt private practice, he was offered, and he ac-
lateral support for Ukraine, strengthened launched its first ever National Strategy for
cepted, a faculty position with the fledgling
counterterrorism efforts in the Middle East and Human Rights, a blueprint that puts forward
a comprehensive approach to advance human new medical school in Columbia as Professor
enabled COVID–19 care to reach vulnerable rights. Laws advancing women’s rights and of Pediatrics and Chair of the Department of
populations. providing opportunities for their equal par- Pediatrics, University of South Carolina School
As President Joe Biden and leaders on Cap- ticipation in civic society have been intro- of Medicine—a position he was to hold for the
itol Hill manage the geopolitical crisis in duced—we are moving forward and setting an next 29 years.
Ukraine, the Egypt-U.S. national security example for the region. The State of Emer-
partnership recently came into the national gency, which was necessary to quell ter- During his tenure with Children’s Hospital
spotlight. In the U.S. Congress, an over- rorism in the country, has been suspended. and the medical school, he was instrumental
whelming majority of U.S. decision makers This is in large part due to the successful co- in the growth and development of the pediatric
once again recognized the importance of operation between Egypt and the U.S. in dis- department and establishment of the state’s
strategic allies such as Egypt and approved rupting terrorist networks on our borders. first free-standing children’s hospital. Under
the sale of aircrafts and military hardware New laws that facilitate the work of local
his leadership, the department developed a
that will allow Egypt and the U.S. to under- and foreign NGOs operating in Egypt, as well
take missions in the interests of both coun- as moves to promote religious freedom, will national reputation for its educational excel-
tries, working toward achieving stability in build a pluralistic civil society that is secure lence and patient care. He retired in 2007.
the Middle East and North Africa. and stable for all Egyptians. Egypt’s rock- His many honors include distinguished
This latest sale debated in Congress spe- solid commitment to its people resonates
alumni/service awards from the Children’s
cifically concentrated on C-130 military and reverberates at each crossroad.
transport airplanes. Egypt already possesses In an era of great power competition, in- Hospital of Alabama, USC School of Medicine,
a fleet of those airframes previously ob- stability in Eastern Europe, tensions in the and Wofford College; The Presidential Merit
tained from the U.S. However, like all mili- Indo-Pacific region and proliferation con- Award, MUSC; William Weston Distinguished
tary hardware, those airplanes have a shelf cerns in the Middle East, we welcome the bi- Service Award, Department of Pediatrics, USC
life and need constant refurbishment and re- partisan support of the U.S. Congress as School of Medicine; and the Order of the Pal-
placement. It is therefore logical to be look- work to replenish our aging military equip- metto, State of South Carolina.
ing at our partners in the U.S. for that, espe- ment.
cially given the central role the C-130 plays He was predeceased by Ann, his wife of 58
f
in our common interests. years. Surviving are his 3 children: Andrea
Egyptian C-130s carried 35,000 Egyptian TRIBUTE TO DR. C. WARREN Derrick Truitt (Chip), Hope Derrick (Marc Tur-
troops to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with DERRICK, JR. ner), and Scott Derrick (Melissa); six grand-
American troops liberating Kuwait during children: Abby, Shelby, and Rachel Truitt;
the 1990s. In 2003, the same fleet carried an
Egyptian field hospital to Bagram airbase in HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN Ethan and Emery Turner; and Tripp Derrick,
Afghanistan, providing medical services to all of Columbia. He is also survived by his
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OF SOUTH CAROLINA
both the alliance personnel as well as Afghan brother Bill Derrick (Jo) of Myrtle Beach and
people. The fleet of C-130 have carried Egyp- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES was predeceased by his sister, Susan Derrick
tian peacekeepers deployed to some of the Tuesday, June 14, 2022 of Palatka, Florida.
most dangerous hotspots in the world at a
great danger to themselves, and unfortu- Mr. CLYBURN. Madam Speaker, I rise Madam Speaker, I ask that you and our col-
nately with several causalities including today to pay tribute to Dr. C. Warren Derrick, leagues join me in celebrating the life and leg-
most recently in Mali a few short weeks ago. Jr. Born in Mullins, SC and raised in Marion. acy of Dr. C. Warren Derrick, Jr.
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