[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 117 (Thursday, July 30, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H9167-H9168]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING J.D. WILLIAMS

  (Mr. TOWNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the loss of J.D. 
Williams, who expired 3 days ago.
  J.D. Williams was a very special person. He worked with the young 
people, taught so many how to play baseball. And, of course, he was an 
outstanding athlete himself.
  He was always giving of himself to help others. I recall as a 
youngster how

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he would organize and go into his pocket and take money out to be able 
to assist young people in buying uniforms and being able to move from 
one location to another to be able to play different teams.
  He was just so committed to developing young people. He worked to get 
them into college, and, of course, he had a relationship with many 
coaches around the country. And they would respect the fact that if 
J.D. Williams said that you could play, you would be able to play. And 
that's the kind of relationship that he had.
  Of course, let me say to his family in times like these you can be 
proud of the accomplishments of J.D. Williams, even though he's no 
longer with us.

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