[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 163 (Wednesday, November 17, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2422-E2423]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO MR. GEORGE B. SALTER

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                           HON. BOBBY L. RUSH

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 16, 1999

  Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to one of 
Chicago's unsung heroes, the late George B. Salter. His untimely death 
on October 24, 1999 will truly leave a deep void in our community.
  Mr. George B. Salter was born in Hickory, Mississippi on October 13, 
1916 to the union of Sallie Johnson Salter and Frank Salter. Mr. George 
B. Salter would later marry his high school sweetheart Louise Lucille 
Stroter. To this union two daughters were born, Brenda Yvonne Salter 
and Henrietta Louise Salter.
  A Navy veteran, Mr. George B. Salter committed part of his life to 
protect the freedom of Americans and to further fight for the freedom 
of others around the world. While in the Navy Mr. George B. Salter was 
a member of the prestigious Navy band playing the trumpet while 
stationed in Earl, New Jersey.
  Mr. George B. Salter was employed for over 40 years by the Chicago 
Burlington and Quincy Railroad (presently Burlington Northern

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Santa Fe Railroad) where he rose in the ranks and became the first 
African-American to be appointed to the position of crew supervisor. 
Mr. George B. Salter was a steadfast believer that with the proper 
amount of work anything was possible.
  Mr. George B. Salter took an active part in his community. This was 
seen in his utmost consecration to his vocation as God's faithful 
servant. As a Senior Usher in charge of the Balcony at Liberty Baptist 
Church, George B. Salter enjoyed helping Liberty's official greeters 
bring their children upstairs. Mr. Salter brought hope and optimism to 
ordinary folks whose lives he touched so deeply never holding anyone at 
arm's length.
  Mr. George B. Salter was a relentless community builder, a loving 
father, and a doting grandfather, completely unselfish in all of his 
endeavors. Mr. Salter leaves behind his devoted wife of 58 years 
Louise, his daughter Brenda Salter Jones married to James Jones Sr., 
Henrietta Salter Leak married to Spencer Leak Sr., and four beautiful 
grandsons James Jones Jr., Spencer Leak Jr., Stephen L. Leak and Stacy 
R. Leak. The man they called ``Papa'' will surely be missed.
  My fellow colleagues please join me in honoring the memory of Mr. 
George B. Salter, a true beacon of the Chicago community.

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