[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 96 (Friday, July 17, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1336]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO REV. WILBERT SPIVEY

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                          HON. DONALD M. PAYNE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 16, 1998

  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, this weekend will witness a tribute to Rev. 
Wilbert Spivey. Rev. Spivey is being honored for his many years of 
service to his church community as well as the community at large.
  Rev. Spivey is a life-long resident of Montclair, New Jersey. I am 
honored to serve a portion of Montclair as its Representative in this 
esteemed body. Rev. Spivey has a wonderful zeal for life and all it 
entails in making life more comfortable--physically and spiritually. 
Rev. Spivey has served the St. Paul Baptist Church for more than 40 
years in various capacities including Youth Ministry Director, Sunday 
School Teacher, a member of the Music Ministry (Male Chorus and Gospel 
Chorus), Wednesday Evening Bible School Instructor and Noontime Bible 
study teacher. Currently, Rev. Spivey is the Minister to Senior Adults.
  Although quite active in the church, Rev. Spivey has taken his 
commitment to the Montclair community just as seriously. He has served 
as a past President of the Glenfield PTA. In 1995, he retired from his 
position as an x-ray technician with the East Orange Veterans Hospital.
  Mr. Speaker, the Bible speaks of there being a season for everything. 
Rev. Spivey has spent his life living to his full potential and working 
to make sure that others have the same opportunity. I am sure my 
colleagues will join me as I extend my best wishes to him and his 
family--his wife, the former Sylvia McCormick; their three children, 
Michael, Deborah and Lori; and their two grandchildren, Joya and Tommy; 
and, of course, his church family at St. Paul Baptist Church under the 
leadership of Rev. Dr. V. DuWayne Battle.

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