[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 148 (Friday, October 16, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2227]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                HONORING REV. DR. RICHARD H. DIXON, JR.

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 16, 1998

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to tender my congratulations to 
a man of the cloth who has served his congregation at the Macedonia 
Baptist Church for forty years.
  The Reverend Dr. Richard H. Dixon, Jr. has accomplished much for his 
church in those decades. He was one of four children born to the late 
Rev. Richard and Beulah Dixon. He received his Doctor of Divinity 
degree from the University of Detroit and is a candidate for a 
doctorate from Princeton Theological Seminary.
  During his years at Macedonia Baptist, the church built a 75-unit 
Senior Citizen Complex, purchased the Macedonia Community Center, 
established the Collin Allen Day Care Center, and formed the church 
credit union which has helped congregants to buy homes and send their 
children to school.
  He and his wife, Earnestine Wright Dixon, have three children and 
four grandchildren. Mrs. Dixon has also served her community faithfully 
and well. She has served as an officer of four separate PTAs, is 
currently president of the Church Women United, and is a member of the 
Board for Mount Vernon Council of Churches.
  The Rev. Dixon is also someone I have had a close and growing 
relationship with over the past years. I consider him a friend and 
advisor. He has graciously invited me to his home and I was delighted 
to have attended family events.
  The depth of the contribution these two wonderful people have made to 
their community can hardly be measured. I join the church and the city 
in congratulating Rev. Dr. Dixon for his forty years of giving.

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