[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 56 (Tuesday, April 8, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E703-E704]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO MR. CHARLIE NATHANIEL HALL, SR.

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                          HON. DONALD M. PAYNE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 8, 2003

  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I rise today to 
recognize my constituent, Charlie Nathaniel Hall, Sr. Mr. Hall was born 
and raised in my hometown of Newark, New Jersey and has become a very 
active member within the community.
  Attending public schools in Newark, Mr. Hall went on to earn an art 
degree from the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts, with a 
concentration in Product Design. While there Mr. Hall was also a member 
of the Gamma Delta Phi Fraternity and worked part-time in downtown 
Newark, where he earned the reputation of a ``laborer''.
  Mr. Hall's ability to grasp and handle multiple tasks sent him 
through the ranks and earned him the Vice-Presidency of Local 108 in 
1984. He was eventually elected President of the Local Union in 1989 
and served until

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1998. Later in that same year he would be elected vice-president of the 
UFCW. Working in all aspects of these organizations, Mr. Hall is an 
integral component of the development and success of all organizations 
with which he works. He is currently President Emeritus of Local 108, 
RWDSU.
  In addition to being an active member in the Labor movement, Mr. Hall 
is also very active within the community, working with the Young 
Businessmen's Association of Newark as well as the Benevolent 
Protective Order of Reindeer, Inc. His contributions to the community 
are innumerable, and I am thankful to stand here today to recognize his 
work.
  As Mr. Hall gathers with family and friends to celebrate his long and 
successful career, I know that my colleagues in the U.S. House of 
Representatives join me in recognizing his substantial contributions 
and in wishing him the very best as he pursues other endeavors.

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