[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 121 (Thursday, September 30, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H7865]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  WELCOMING THE REVEREND WILLIAM ALVEY

  (Mr. LaTOURETTE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaTOURETTE. Mr. Speaker, the guest chaplain today is the Reverend 
William Alvey from the Park United Methodist Church in Madison, Ohio.
  His appearance here today started out last Memorial Day. He was 
giving the invocation at the J. Wilson VFW Post on Memorial Day and 
indicated that he was thinking about retiring in the near future, and 
one of the things that he would like to do was give the opening prayer 
at the House of Representatives.
  I am honored to have known Reverend Alvey for nearly a decade, I want 
to welcome him and 47 people who rode up on a bus from Madison, Ohio, 
to be with Reverend Alvey today and who have joined us this morning. 
Reverend Alvey is in his 41st year with the United Methodist Church, 
and has been at the Madison Park United Methodist Church since 1995. 
Reverend Alvey is a fixture in the Madison community, and I want to 
thank him for his distinguished service to the church and to our 
community, and it is my pleasure to welcome him here this morning.

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