[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 160 (Wednesday, December 14, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2528]
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  HONORING MR. J.W. ANDREWS ON THE OCCASION OF HIS BEING HONORED WITH 
                         ``J.W. ANDREWS ROAD''

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 14, 2005

  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor Mr. J.W. Andrews of 
Preswick, Alabama, on the occasion of his being honored by his 
community with the naming of the ``J.W. Andrews Road'' in Jackson, 
Alabama.
  Mr. Andrews was born on August 30, 1919, and he has dedicated much of 
his life to the service of Clarke county. He married the former Ida B. 
Tiggs, and they had four children. He is the owner of Andrews Funeral 
Home in Jackson, Alabama; a business in which he remains active to this 
day.
  In 1978, Mr. Andrews became president of the Clarke County Voter's 
League. In this position, he ensured African Americans were able to 
serve as deputy registrars with the Clarke County Board of Registrars.
  In 1981, Mr. Andrews was recognized by then Alabama Governor Fob 
James who praised him for his support in the successful passage of a 
responsible education budget.
  Mr. Andrews was also the first African American to serve on the 
Clarke County Board of Education, a capacity in which he served for two 
years.
  In 1985, Mr. Andrews became the first of two African Americans to 
ever be elected to the Jackson City Council. He served on the city 
council for over 14 years in district one.
  I ask my colleagues to join with me in congratulating J.W. Andrews 
for both the great success he has enjoyed in his life and his 
outstanding representation of the Clarke County, Alabama. I know his 
wife Ida, his children, many friends, and colleagues are also proud of 
him, and I wish Mr. Andrews and his entire family much health and 
success in the years ahead.

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