[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 118 (Wednesday, September 9, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1673]
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                   CONTRIBUTIONS OF WILLIAM A. TUCKER

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                          HON. ROBERT C. SCOTT

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 9, 1998

  Mr. SCOTT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to William A. 
Tucker, my good friend and long-term community leader in the Third 
Congressional District of Virginia.
  Mr. Tucker was born on September 15, 1928 in Greenville, North 
Carolina and moved to the Hampton Roads area in 1962. Since that time, 
he has amassed a commendable record of community leadership based on a 
practice of leading by example. It began with the example he set as a 
dedicated family man, who, along with his wife Helen Hembly Tucker, 
raised five children who have given them three grandchildren.
  Mr. Tucker served in the U.S. Air Force from 1948 to 1974. After 
leaving active duty in the military, he became involved in a number of 
community activities. He began work as a Longshoreman and was 
ultimately elected President of Newport News Local 846 of the 
International Longshoreman's Association. While in his position with 
Local 846, he also became involved in other community and civic 
organizations. He became a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars 
and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
  Mr. Tucker went on to hold membership in and serve on the Executive 
Board of the Hampton Democratic Party, the Virginia State Board of 
Corrections Education Subcommittee, the City of Hampton Charter Review 
Commission, the City of Hampton Citizen's Unity Commission, the 
Committee for the Beautification of the City of Hampton, and the Board 
of Hampton Roads Boys and Girls Club.
  So, it is with honor that I call attention to the contributions of 
William A. Tucker before the Congress and the nation and I ask that 
these remarks be made a part of the permanent records of this body.

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