[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 80 (Thursday, May 15, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H3890]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING THE LIFE OF BISHOP LEWIS DOLPHIN STALLWORTH, SR.

  (Mr. McNERNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McNERNEY. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
honoring the life of Bishop Lewis Dolphin Stallworth, Senior, who 
passed away after a courageous battle with kidney disease.
  Born in Welty, Oklahoma, in 1923, Bishop Stallworth found his life's 
calling with the church and the community.
  Bishop Stallworth was a leader in the community, his influence 
extending far beyond the church that he founded in 1963. Bishop 
Stallworth volunteered as a police chaplain, hosted a weekly radio 
program, and frequently participated in local community functions. He 
also used his church as a place of learning, opening a school, 
originally located in the church basement, to educate young people.
  He even organized a group of young men known as Stallworth's 
Soldiers, counseling them to get an education, stay out of trouble, and 
become model members of the community.
  As evidence of Bishop Stallworth's enduring character and 
unparalleled passion, his love for his family, church and community, 
less than 5 weeks after his death, hundreds have already petitioned the 
school district to consider naming a school after him.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the memory of Bishop Lewis 
Dolphin Stallworth, Senior.

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