[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 94 (Friday, July 9, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H5403-H5404]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING T.J. PATTERSON

  (Mr. NEUGEBAUER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of a good 
friend, T.J. Patterson, who this week ended 20 years of service on 
Lubbock's City Council. T.J. served on 10 city councils and under five 
different mayors.
  I had the pleasure of serving with councilman T.J. Patterson, and 
what I

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learned in my 6 years in serving with T.J. is what most folks in 
Lubbock know, that he is a strong community leader and a tireless 
fighter for the values of the people he serves.
  T.J. is a man of many firsts. After serving his country in Vietnam, 
T.J. became the first African American elected to the Lubbock City 
Council. He was also the first African American elected to be president 
of the Texas Municipal League. He founded the Texas Association of 
Black City Council Members and also the publication Southwest Digest.
  During his 20 years of service, T.J. Patterson fought so hard for the 
things that matter to the citizens of Lubbock and Lubbock families: 
educating our kids and protecting Lubbock's youth from gangs and drugs.
  The people in Lubbock and myself are grateful for T.J. Patterson's 
tireless service to his community.

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