[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 94 (Wednesday, July 15, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8262-S8263]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO ED WILLIAMS

 Mr. CLELAND. Mr. President, I rise today to honor Ed Williams 
of Valdosta, Georgia, a man who has dedicated more than three decades 
of his life to bringing a Veterans Clinic to the Valdosta area. His 
dreams and hard work were realized with the April 28, 1998 opening and 
dedication of the new Valdosta Veterans Health Care Clinic.
  Ed is one of the few survivors of the original group of veterans who 
began working to bring a veterans clinic to Valdosta 35 years ago. I 
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graciously thank Ed Williams for all of his determination and hard work 
over the years in bringing this clinic to Valdosta.
  The Valdosta Veterans Health Care Clinic, located at 2123 N. Ashley 
St. in Valdosta, will serve the 7,000 veterans in Lowndes County and 
almost 5,000 veterans in the surrounding counties. The veterans of 
Georgia owe Mr. Williams the deepest gratitude and appreciation for his 
tireless efforts to secure the new facility.
  Mr. President, I would like to acknowledge and honor Ed Williams for 
his outstanding and innumerable contributions over the years to the 
Valdosta area, to the State of Georgia and to our Nation. He has 
dedicated his life to inspiring and improving us all, and I ask my 
colleagues to join me in saluting and congratulating Ed Williams on the 
opening of the Valdosta Veterans Health Care Clinic. It is great to see 
all of Ed's hard work pay off!

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