Got this e-mail late last week:
New York City Housing Authority Journal: Special Edition August 2009
Justice Sotomayor Never Will Say Goodbye
to the People of Public Housing
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| (l to r) Congressmember Nydia Velazquez, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Board Member Magarita Lopez Photo credit: Courtesy of Magarita Lopez |
New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Board Member Margarita Lopez represented Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg along with the residents and employees of the nation's largest public housing authority at the August 12th White House reception that celebrated the confirmation of Justice Sotomayor's appointment to the United States Supreme Court.
At the reception Board Member Lopez said, "Both President Barack Obama and Justice Sotomayor spoke about the future of the nation and how every child, no matter where they grow up, or what background they come from, deserves to have opportunities." She also mentioned that Justice Sotomayor along with the President, spoke about "how our country is moving to the future with a clear path of inclusion."
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| Justice Sotomayor waves to the camera. Photo credit: Magarita Lopez |
As Justice Sotomayor was preparing to leave the reception, Board Member Lopez asked her to say goodbye to the people of public housing, as she snapped her photo. In response to this request, Board Member Lopez said, "Justice Sotomayor turned around and said, 'I will never say goodbye to the people of public housing!'"
Board Member Lopez, who was thrilled to be invited to participate in this historic occasion concluded by saying, "I told the Justice, there wasn't a single resident or employee of public housing that didn't experience her triumph as their own."