[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 157 (Sunday, November 9, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2286]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      CONGRATULATIONS LEEROY CLARK

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                          HON. JAMES A. BARCIA

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Saturday, November 8, 1997

  Mr. BARCIA. Mr. Speaker, the hallmark of our Nation is the desire of 
people to improve conditions for their neighbors and their communities. 
The Knights of Columbus, Holy Trinity Assembly 2013, is next week 
recognizing an individual whom I have had the privilege of knowing for 
some time, Mr. LeeRoy Clark. He is being honored for having dedicated 
himself to serving the people of Tuscola County through civic activity 
within a humanitarian outlook.
  LeeRoy Clark is the chairman of the board of directors of the Human 
Development Commission. This organization provides many valuable 
services to people in Huron, Lapeer, Sanilac, and Tuscola Counties, 
ranging from food assistance to energy aid, attention to medical needs, 
and a host of other activities. His sincere determination is known by 
the many people who have benefited from his civic involvement over the 
years.
  LeeRoy attended Michigan State University, and is a graduate of the 
General Motors Institute and the FDR Labor Center. A veteran of both 
World War II and the Korean war, he also has served as a board member 
of UAW Local 659, president of the Millington Parent-Teachers 
Association, chairman of the Red Feather Campaign, and Board Member of 
the Genesee County Mental Health and United Way.
  His other civic involvements have included active leadership in the 
Democratic Party, the Urban League, American Legion, VFW, and Arbela 
Methodist Church. His good work is widely recognized, and he has won 
numerous awards from the Tuscola County Advertiser, the Saginaw News, 
the Michigan State Legislature, the Michigan Association of Community 
Action Agencies, and the National Caucus and Center of Black Aged.
  The award for community service this year is being presented in 
memory of Father William Cunningham, a long-time civil rights activist 
who never knew the meaning of two words: ``no'' and ``limits''. His 
philosophy was that more could always be done, and that every proposal 
was possible with reasonable modification. His enthusiasm was 
ineffective and his accomplishments simply breathtaking. Any individual 
winning an award named in honor of Father Cunningham, whose family 
resides in my district, has earned an honor that will be difficult to 
ever match.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge you and all of our colleagues to join me in 
congratulating LeeRoy Clark, his wife Artha, his daughters Linda, Mary, 
and Charlotte, on this award, and in offering our best wishes for all 
that the future holds for them.

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