[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 97 (Friday, June 15, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1306]
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                      A TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM HOWARD

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 15, 2007

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Brooklyn resident 
William Howard. Mr. Howard was born in Sumter, South Carolina. He is 
the second eldest of four boys.
  Mr. Howard attended Lincoln High School in South Carolina. Following 
his graduation from high school, he answered a call to service; 
honorably serving in the United States Air Force for four-and-a-half 
years reaching the rank of Staff Sergeant. Mr. Howard later attended 
Knoxville College in Knoxville, Tennessee. After leaving college, he 
returned to New York accepting a civil service job with the New York 
City Transit Authority where he worked for 28 years, finally retiring 
as a Superintendent of Administration.
  Mr. Howard is a member of the Mt. Zion Methodist Church in Sumter, 
and often attends St. Anthony Baptist Church in Brooklyn. He is active 
in the community serving as Chair of the fund raising committee of the 
Unity Democratic Club he is also active in the Club's Men's Council. 
Mr. Howard serves as a member of the NAACP, and is a 33rd Degree Mason 
in Tyree Grand Lodge. He is the Commander of the George P. Davis 
American Legion Post 116 in Brooklyn, New York. He is on the Board of 
Officers for the National New York Transit Retirees, and is the founder 
and president of the Flatbush Depot Alumni Society.
  Madam Speaker, I would like to recognize Mr. William Howard's life of 
honor and service to the community.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to 
this great citizen as well as his contribution to New York City and our 
great Nation.

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