[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 66 (Tuesday, May 15, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E807]
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                     TRIBUTE TO LLOYD E. LEWIS, JR.

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                           HON. TONY P. HALL

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 15, 2001

  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, with sadness and regret, I rise to pay 
tribute to Lloyd E. Lewis, Jr., a city commissioner of Dayton, Ohio, 
who recently passed away at the age of 74. Throughout his life, Lloyd 
was a model civic leader who dedicated himself to the community he 
loved so dearly.
  Lloyd's record of service to Dayton goes back almost half a century 
and includes serving two terms in the Ohio House of Representatives and 
working as a Dayton assistant city manager. He also served two terms as 
chairman of the Dayton Plan Board.
  Lloyd was a member of the Dayton Foundation board, Miami Valley 
Regional Planning Commission, the State Board of Housing, the United 
Way of Greater Dayton, City Wide Development Corporation, and the St. 
Elizabeth Medical Center board.
  No one worked more tirelessly on behalf of Dayton. When he was 
assistant city manager, he even went on runs with the fire crews. 
During one particularly rough season of blizzards, the Dayton Daily 
News reported he was ``all but sleeping at city hall.''
  The son of a small businessman and the grandson of a shoe shiner, 
Lloyd was a champion of the average man and woman. His family was one 
of the first black families to move into his West Side neighborhood. He 
knew racial discrimination but that only increased his desire to 
improve his community for all citizens.
  Lloyd was a thorough gentleman in all his actions, public and 
private. He was admired and respected by all who knew him--an 
extraordinary achievement for someone in public life and a testament to 
his leadership.
  Dayton has lost a great citizen and I have lost a friend.

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