[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 125 (Friday, September 29, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1916]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            TRIBUTE TO SIMON GREEN WOODARD OF WASHINGTON, DC

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                         HON. KENDRICK B. MEEK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 28, 2006

  Mr. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, it is with deep sorrow that Mr. 
Ryan of Ohio and I rise to pay tribute to the late Simon Green Woodard, 
a dedicated public servant devoted to his family, religion, community, 
and country. Mr. Woodard is the father of Kimberly Annette Woodard of 
Washington, DC. We mourn alongside Kimberly in this time of family 
sorrow.
  Simon Green Woodard was born on March 3, 1943, to the late Charles 
and late Ida Harrington Woodard in Columbia, South Carolina. He was 
educated in the public schools of Richland County District One in 
Columbia, and after graduating from Booker T. Washington High School, 
he served in the United States Navy for 4 years.
  Mr. Woodard moved to Washington, DC, in 1963. He received a B.A. in 
public management from the University of the District of Columbia. He 
began his 25 years of service in the Federal Government as an entry 
level contract specialist with the National Aeronautics Space 
Administration, NASA. Following his time at NASA, Simon worked for the 
National Science Foundation. At the time he retired from the Federal 
Government, Simon served as a Procurement Executive at the Corporation 
for National and Community Service, AmeriCorps. Simon's ``retirement'' 
lasted less than a week and in April 2003 he joined the Washington 
Convention Center as manager of the Contracts and Procurement Services 
Department.
  Mr. Woodard was a man of faith who dedicated his life to Jehovah's 
Witnesses. He attended the Ft. Chaplin Park North Congregation for more 
than 20 years and for the past 3 years, belonged to the Mt. Pleasant 
Congregation.
  Mr. Woodard was the loyal and loving husband of Iris Woodard. They 
wed on September 23, 1972. Together they had one daughter, Kimberly 
Annette Woodard; and two sons, Lamar Simon Woodard of Champaign, 
Illinois, and Mark Christopher Woodard of Washington, DC.
  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Woodard was loved and admired by his family and 
friends. He will be sorely missed. We offer our sincere condolences to 
his family and all who were touched by his kindness and service.

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