[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 145 (Friday, November 4, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2275-E2276]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     IN RECOGNITION OF THE PASSING OF REVEREND HOLLICE T. WILLIAMS

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 4, 2005

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, it is with sadness that I rise 
today to note the passing of a man whose legacy will forever be 
remembered. In 1970, Reverend Hollice T. Williams became the first 
black city councilman in Pensacola, a city in my district in Northwest 
Florida.
  For more than twelve years, Rev. Williams served on the city council, 
re-elected six times to the council. However, his service to Northwest 
Florida extended far beyond elected office. For nearly 50 years, Rev. 
Williams worked at the local YMCA, eventually becoming executive 
director in 1969. Through his different positions at the YMCA, he 
became known as a man with a genuine sense of caring who fostered that 
sense into those with whom he came into contact.
  The Reverend Hollice Williams was also known in areas of the 
community as he continuously addressed civic issues for the black 
community as well as the faith-based community. His love for God was 
readily apparent in

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his conduct for individuals and groups. He put in long hours for youth 
groups throughout the area, sang in the choir at Emanuel Baptist 
Church, and was the pastor at Mount Lily Baptist Church for nearly ten 
years at the end of his working career. While suffering a stroke two 
years ago may have slowed the Reverend's activities, the lessons he had 
instilled and the inspiration he had brought to those around him 
continued to thrive.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the United States Congress, I would like to 
offer my sincere condolences to the family of Reverend Williams. They, 
along with their community, have suffered a great loss. Reverend 
Hollice T. Williams served as a model for so many, and I am confident 
that many will remember him fondly and model their actions in life on 
what he showed them through his life.

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