[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 65 (Tuesday, May 11, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E804]
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                    IN MEMORY OF REV. TRACY CARROLL

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 11, 2004

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I have the regrettable duty to inform the 
House of the death of Rev. Tracy Allen Carroll of Camdenton, MO.
  Reverend Carroll was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, and was raised in 
Des Moines, Iowa, where he was baptized at the Park Avenue Christian 
Church. He attended Northwest Christian College in Eugene, OR, where he 
met Colleen Troxell, whom he married in 1980. In Eugene, Reverend 
Carroll was ordained at the Allison Park Christian Church after earning 
his Masters of Divinity from Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian 
University in Fort Worth, TX, in 1988.
  Reverend Carroll served many communities in Oregon and Texas, and 
arrived in Missouri to minister to the people of Cape Girardeau and 
Camdenton. He also spent a year in Tokyo, Japan, and served as chaplain 
at the Edna Galdney Maternity Home and Adoption Agency in Fort Worth, 
TX.
  Reverend Carroll's compassion extended beyond the doors of his 
congregation. Benefiting from his many philanthropic activities in the 
Camdenton area were the LAMB House, Camdenton Manor, Citizens Against 
Domestic Violence, Missouri Mental Health Association, Helping Hands 
Shelter, Habitat for Humanity, and the Salvation Army. He was also the 
volunteer mediator for the Missouri Bar Association, a position he 
filled from the program's inception in 1991.
  As you no doubt recall, on January 29, 2003, Reverend Carroll served 
as Guest Chaplain for the House of Representatives. I know we all found 
wisdom and guidance in his words that day.
  Mr. Speaker, Reverend Carroll will be missed. His care and compassion 
touched many people, probably more than he ever knew. His life of 
service is an example to us all. I know my fellow Members of the House 
will join me in extending heartfelt condolences to his wife, Colleen; 
his son, Nathaniel; his daughter, Tabitha; and the rest of his family 
and friends.

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