[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 98 (Thursday, June 15, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1249]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                TRIBUTE TO THE REVEREND GEORGE S. FLEMING

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                          HON. THOMAS M. DAVIS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 14, 1995
  Mr. DAVIS. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to rise today to 
pay tribute to a man who has given so much to his church and his 
community, Baileys Crossroads, VA. Father George Fleming is retiring 
after serving 27 years as the priest at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. 
The Reverend George S. Fleming, born in 1930 in Brooklyn, NY, received 
his B.A. from Brooklyn College [CUNY] in 1953, and graduated from 
Philadelphia Divinity School, Philadelphia, with honors in 1956.
  Following ordination as an Episcopal priest in 1956, he served as 
curate of St. Andrew's Church, Williston Park, NY, 1956-58, where he 
was a founding member of the Williston Rotary Club and member of the 
Anglican Society.
  During his 27 years at St. Paul's he served as a member, and often 
convener, of Baileys Ministerial Fellowship, as a member of the Falls 
Church Kiwanis Club, a founder and member of the board of the Bethany 
House of Northern Virginia; board member, HOPE of Northern Virginia; 
member of the board of trustees of Goodwin House; field education 
supervisor, Virginia Theological Seminary; and regional dean of the 
Diocese of Virginia from 1991-94. He also led the effort for use of St. 
Paul's Church as a location for the Fairfax Community Action Program 
academy for drop-out youth in 1970, and for the Northern Virginia 
Hispanic Ministry of the Episcopal Church.
  Due to the tragic death of a homeless man on Christmas Eve, 1983, 
Reverend Fleming served as chairman of the Christian Emergency 
Temporary Shelter, an organization of churches that provided care for 
homeless people during the winters of 1984 and 1985. This group served 
as impetus for the founding of the Baileys Community Shelter for the 
Homeless. Reverend Fleming has served continually on the board of the 
shelter.
  Mr. Speaker, I know my colleagues join me in paying tribute to this 
fine man who has given so much of his time and energy to help make his 
community a better place to live. Without Father George Fleming's 
leadership, Baileys Crossroads would be a far different place. I know 
my colleagues join me in thanking George Fleming for his selfless 
contribution to his church and community and we wish him the best of 
luck in his retirement.


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