[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 119 (Wednesday, September 10, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H7126]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   THE SPIRIT OF CONGRESSMAN GEORGE WILLIAM CROCKETT III, WILL LIVE 
                   FOREVER IN THOSE WHO LOVE JUSTICE

  (Ms. KILPATRICK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KILPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I would like to formally announce the 
passing of our former colleague, Congressman George William Crockett, 
Jr., who passed on Sunday, September 7, 1997, here in the Washington, 
DC, area.
  Congressman Crockett was born in Jacksonville, FL. He earned his law 
degree from the University of Michigan and, in 1943, was appointed by 
President Roosevelt as the first African-American lawyer to serve in 
the U.S. housing department.
  In 1986, after being elected in 1981 and serving 10 years, 
Congressman Crockett authored the Mandela freedom resolution. He was an 
outstanding jurist, husband, father, and grandfather.
  It is my honor and privilege, Mr. Speaker, to ask that when the House 
of Representatives adjourn tonight, that we do so in honor of Judge 
Crockett. There will be a private memorial funeral for the family this 
evening here in the Washington, DC.
  On Saturday at noon in the city of Detroit at 11 a.m. at Hartford 
Memorial Baptist Church, the final resting and memorial service will be 
held for Congressman Crockett.

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