[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 120 (Tuesday, August 10, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1546]
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            HONORING REVEREND EVAN AND CARRIE JOHNSON HICKS

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                  HON. HENRY C. ``HANK'' JOHNSON, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 10, 2010

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I submit the following:
  Whereas, the union of Rev. Evan and Carrie Johnson Hicks in 
Allendale, South Carolina has blessed us with descendants that have 
helped to shape our nation; and
  Whereas, the Hicks union produced six (6) well respected citizens--
four girls and two boys, Eula, Lillie, Josie, Laura, Sammie and Haley--
and from these pillars of strength, twenty children were born to make 
their mark across America; and
  Whereas, in our beloved Fourth Congressional District of Georgia, we 
are honored to have many members of the Hicks family, including Ms. 
Robin C. Pace, one of our most beloved citizens in our District who 
resides in Lithonia, Georgia; and
  Whereas, family is one of the most honored and cherished institutions 
in the world, we take pride in knowing that families such as the Hicks 
family have set aside this time to fellowship with each other, honor 
one another and to pass along history to each other by meeting at this 
year's family reunion in DeKalb County, Georgia; and
  Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Fourth District of Georgia 
has set aside this day to honor and recognize the Hicks family in our 
District;
  Now therefore, I, Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., do hereby proclaim 
Saturday, July 24, 2010 as Hicks Family Reunion Day in the 4th 
Congressional District.
  Proclaimed, this 24th day of July, 2010.

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