[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 53 (Wednesday, April 27, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H2553-H2554]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      INTRODUCTION OF THE REVEREND FRED HOLLOMAN AS GUEST CHAPLAIN

  (Mr. MORAN of Kansas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MORAN of Kansas. Madam Speaker, I am honored today to introduce 
to the House of Representatives the Reverend Fred Holloman of Topeka, 
Kansas. Reverend Holloman is a retired Southern Baptist minister and is 
currently a member of New Beginnings Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas.
  Reverend Holloman retired in 2002 after serving 50 years in the 
ministry. He had attended seminary at Southwestern Baptist Theological 
Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, after graduating from the University of 
Alabama. After serving in Oklahoma and Missouri, Reverend Holloman 
moved to Kansas in 1958. He was pastor in Baxter Springs, Manhattan, 
Lawrence, and Kansas City before concluding his career as a Baptist 
minister with a 15-year tenure in Topeka.
  I am especially glad to be introducing my friend Reverend Holloman 
today because he served as the chaplain of the Kansas Senate during my 
time there. Fred was there a lot longer in the Kansas Senate than I. He 
has served as the senate chaplain for now 24 years, where he is known 
for his wit and his incisive thought when he delivers his invocation, 
but also known as someone who cares and has compassion for every member 
of our legislature and their families.
  Many of Reverend Holloman's relatives have joined us today and are in 
attendance. He and his wife, Pat, have nine children. His children and 
grandchildren have come here to our Nation's Capital all the way from 
Texas and Kansas.
  Please join me in welcoming the Reverend Holloman to the United 
States House of Representatives.

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