[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 30, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H8669]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               WELCOME TO THE REVEREND SYLVESTER SHANNON

  (Mr. TOWNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the esteemed 
Reverend Doctor Sylvester Lorenzo Shannon, our guest Chaplain, the 
pastor of the Siloam Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, NY. He is a 
graduate of the Florida A&M University, where he received both a B.A. 
and a B.S. degree.
  Reverend Shannon earned a master's degree in divinity from Duke 
University, a master's degree in counseling psychology from the 
University of Colorado, a doctor of philosophy degree in human 
relations and speech communications from the University of Kansas.
  Dr. Shannon is married to Doris Brooks Shannon, and has three grown 
children and three grandchildren. His friends refer to him as a man of 
action. They say that he is a tremendous coalition builder. But it 
should be noted for my colleagues here in the House of Representatives 
that Dr. Shannon made a decision a long time ago not to give the Devil 
a ride. He knew if he gave the Devil a ride, the Devil would want to 
drive.
  Mr. Speaker, we are delighted today to have as our guest minister Dr. 
Sylvester Lorenzo Shannon, pastor of the Siloam Presbyterian Church, 
Brooklyn, NY. Welcome.

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