[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 106 (Thursday, July 26, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1439-E1440]
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                         HONORING WAYNE BEVILL

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                          HON. SAXBY CHAMBLISS

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 26, 2001

  Mr. CHAMBLISS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Dr./Rev. 
Wayne Bevill who is retiring after twenty-five years of dedication and 
service to the Macon Rescue Mission. Dr. Bevill has been such an 
inspiration to everyone he comes in contact with and will be loved and 
missed by the staff and Board of Directors.
  I have been pleased since my election to the House of Representatives 
to have served on the Advisory Board of the Macon Rescue Mission and to 
have participated in the Grand Opening ceremonies for their fine new 
facility in Macon. After working so closely with Wayne Bevill on a 
number of faith-based endeavors, I have learned what an outstanding man 
he really is.
  His extensive list of contributions to the community is astounding. 
He graduated from

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Rice Seminary and served as a chairman of multiple foundation, 
including the Bibb County Child Abuse Protocol, the Task Force Against 
Domestic Violence, the Middle Georgia Task Force for the Homeless, and 
the Bibb County Commission Task Force. He has received numerous awards 
for his service in helping victims of domestic violence, abused 
children, and homeless people. In fact, he opened the first shelter for 
battered women. By serving as Executive Director of the Macon Rescue 
Mission, he started the Macon Area Food Bank and ran the Dove Center 
for five years. Because of Dr. Bevill's commitment and hard work, the 
Macon Rescue Mission moved into its new facility in October of 2000, 
where it remains one of the finest and up to date facilities in the 
state of Georgia. In honor of his many accomplishments, Dr. Bevill 
received an Honorary Doctorate from Toccoa Falls College in May of 
2001.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to call to the attention of the House of 
Representatives the many accomplishments that have followed in the path 
of Dr. Wayne Bevill. I feel privileged to know such a dedicated and 
upstanding citizen. I thank him for his efforts to improve the lives of 
so many others in Macon and across Georgia.

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