[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 85 (Wednesday, June 11, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1212]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    A TRIBUTE TO ROLAND JEROME HILL

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 11, 2003

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of Roland Jerome Hill in 
recognition of his service to his nation and his community.
  Roland was born in Mount Carmel, Lancaster County, South Carolina. He 
began his schooling in a one-room schoolhouse. Later, he attended 
Mather Academy. Through his participation in various civic and 
political causes, Roland has continued to learn throughout his entire 
adult life.
  Roland also coached high school football, baseball, and track for two 
years as an official in the South Atlantic Colored Intercollegiate 
Athletic Association (SACIAA). More importantly, he served his country 
for three and a half years in WWII in the 183rd Aviation Engineers 
Battalion in the China-India-Burma theatre.
  After arriving in New York he became involved in a long list of 
political and civic affairs. He has served his community through a wide 
range of activities that include: Master Plumber Licensing and Control 
Board; Fire Suppression Board; Vice President of the Local Two of the 
Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union; Vice-President of the 45th 
Assembly Democratic Club; Co-Chairman of the Federal Government Scatter 
Housing Program; Chairman of the South Shore Fair Housing Committee; 
Coney Island Hospital Advisory Board; Sixty on Aging; HRA Advisory 
Board and HRA Subcommittee on Social Services; and as an Elder in the 
Homecrest Presbyterian Church.
  Some of the positions he has filled in the political arena include: 
Co-Chairman of the Finance Committee for Shirley Chisholm for Congress, 
Co-Chairman of the Mel Durbin and Eugene McCarthy campaign, and 
Director of Senior Citizen Groups in the 10th Congressional District.
  Mr. Speaker, Roland Jerome Hill is committed to improving the lives 
of the elderly population in his community. As such, he is more than 
worthy of receiving our recognition today and I urge my colleagues to 
join me in honoring this truly remarkable gentleman.

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