[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 29, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E440]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING DEACON WALTER O. HEATH

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                          HON. GARY A. CONDIT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 29, 2000

  Mr. CONDIT. Mr. Speaker, today I pay tribute to Deacon Walter O. 
Heath. I am very proud to join with the Second Baptist Church of 
Modesto, in my district in California's magnificent Central Valley, in 
honoring Deacon Heath for his many years of unselfish dedication to the 
church and its members.
  Walter was born in Mill Flat, Louisiana, on March 8, 1913 and moved 
to California in 1944. He joined the Second Baptist Church in 1945, 
later becoming a deacon. He served on the committee to bring the 
Reverend Howard Clark to the church as pastor and worked to secure the 
land to build the new church at California and Marshall Avenues in 
Modesto. Additionally, Deacon Heath helped revive the Silver Square 
Lodge No. 66 in 1950. For the past 55 years, Deacon Heath has provided 
financial support, time, energy and spirit to the Second Baptist Church 
family.
  He continues to help members of the Church who are in distress by 
giving them a second chance in life. He is one of the longest serving 
chairmen of the Second Baptist Church Deacon Board. In honor of his 
long-standing commitment to God and his community, I would like to join 
with Second Baptist Church in declaring April 8, 2000, Walter O. Heath 
Appreciation Day.
  I ask my colleagues in the House of Representatives to rise and join 
me in honoring the remarkable and tireless contributions of Walter O. 
Heath.

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