[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 129 (Thursday, October 6, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H8707-H8708]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 REMEMBERING THE HONORABLE HENRY HOWARD

  (Mr. BARROW asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARROW. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor one of Augusta, 
Georgia's finest community leaders. Georgia State Representative Henry 
Howard passed away Monday morning. A dedicated public servant and a 
believer in the power of gospel music, Henry Howard always served his 
hometown with dignity, compassion, and an endless supply of love and 
goodwill.
  Mr. Howard was a beloved son of Georgia's Garden City. An 
entrepreneur with a sound business sense, he helped build up many small 
businesses across the city. Later he would enter public service, 
serving on the Richmond County Commission. Soon after

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that he was elected to the State legislature, where he established 
himself as one of Augusta's most accomplished and hard-working State 
representatives. He was reelected seven times in a row.
  Just before his last reelection, the local paper praised 
Representative Howard, saying simply: ``His goal is the same of every 
Augustan, the betterment of our city.''
  When Henry Howard passed away Monday morning, we lost a public 
servant who led by example, a leader who shared the beliefs and hopes 
of his hometown.
  The Bible says a good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, 
and loving favor rather than silver or gold. Mr. Speaker, Henry Howard 
made a good name for himself, his family; and he enjoyed the loving 
favor of all who knew him.

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