[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 20, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H2159]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF ALFRED MANSOUR OF LaGRANGE, GEORGIA

  (Mr. GINGREY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.
  Mr. GINGREY. Mr. Speaker, I rise this afternoon to celebrate the life 
of a great Georgia citizen. Alfred Mansour of LaGrange, Georgia, passed 
away April 17, 2004. He was a great example of how love for church, 
family and business can unify, strengthen and better an entire 
community.
  Alfred Mansour was a man of family and faith who lived a life of 
service to his community. In the business world, Alfred Mansour was the 
first president of Mansour's, Incorporated, which included his family's 
business, Mansour's Department Store, a cornerstone of the LaGrange 
business community.
  After serving his country during World War II, Mr. Mansour returned 
to LaGrange as a community leader, a loving husband, and a devoted 
father of five children. He was a member of the St. Peter's Catholic 
Church, where I have had the opportunity to worship with him and his 
wife Nini. He was a Member of the Knights of Columbus, a past president 
of LaGrange Lions Club, a founding member of the Chattahoochee Valley 
Art Association, a member of the LaGrange/Troup County Chamber of 
Commerce and a member of the Highland Country Club.
  Friends and those who knew him described Alfred Mansour as a humble 
man of God and an astute businessman. Most importantly, those who loved 
him as a husband and a father, Nini and children Priscilla, Martha, 
Rita, Fred and Larry, knew him as a man of unremitting love and 
passion.
  Indeed, Alfred Mansour will be so missed for his service to God, 
family and community.

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