[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 24, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1413]
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                  TRIBUTE TO EDWARD AND SALLIE McCLAIN

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 24, 2001

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Edward and 
Sallie McClain of Charleston, South Carolina, who have been chosen as 
the South Carolina Parents of the Year for 2001. Reverend and Mrs. 
McClain will be honored on July 25, 2001 with this prestigious award at 
the seventh annual Congressional Parents' Day Celebration cosponsored 
by The American Family Coalition and The Washington Times Foundation.
  Reverend and Mrs. McClain have been married for 42 years. They have 
nine children, twenty grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. All 
of their children load successful lives, ranging from personnel 
directors and electrical engineers to Olympian basketball players and 
college students. I have no doubt their success is due in strong part 
to the selfless and unconditional love bestowed upon them by their 
parents and passed on to their children.
  In addition to this complete and absolute devotion to their family, 
Reverend and Mrs. McClain continually extend their hearts to the 
Charleston community. Reverend McClain, a former educator and minister 
of Calvary African Methodist Episcopal Church, serves on the local 
school board. Reverend McClain is also one of the founders of the 
Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance, in which Mrs. McClain plays 
an integral role as well. Reverend and Mrs. McClain began a soup 
kitchen that has operated for 17 years. They hold special church 
services every year to honor the young people in their church who have 
achieved academic excellence, and have been leaders in a highly 
effective program against drug dealing in their neighborhood. These 
examples are only a fraction of the contributions Reverend and Mrs. 
McClain have made to the Charleston community.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my colleagues to join me in recognizing 
Edward and Sallie McClain. The distinguished couple has continually put 
their children, their church, and their community before their own 
needs. Reverend and Mrs. McClain are examples of passionate parental 
role models in an age when such models are becoming both more rare and 
more crucial.

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