[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 30 (Wednesday, March 2, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E400]
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                         HONORING JOHN FEASTER

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 2, 2011

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to John Alfred 
Feaster as he celebrates his 80th birthday. A celebration will be held 
in Burton Michigan on March 19th in honor of the occasion.
  John Alfred Feaster graduated from Arkansas A&M College in 1954 with 
a degree in economics. He served in the U.S. military during the Korean 
War and was honorably discharged with the rank of corporal in 1956. A 
year later he married the former Lillian Battle in Flint Michigan. Mr. 
Feaster worked at AC Spark Plug retiring in 1991 and he is a member of 
UAW Local 651.
  As an active member of Quinn Chapel AME Church, Mr. Feaster has 
served as President of the Laymen Organization, on the Steward Board, 
on the Trustee Board, in the Men's Fellowship, in the Men's Choir, and 
the Chancel Choir. He was initiated into Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity on 
December 17, 1952 and is a lifetime member. He is currently active with 
the Epsilon Upsilon Lambda (Flint Grad) chapter of the Fraternity. Mr. 
Feaster is also a lifetime member of the Flint Chapter of the NAACP.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in 
congratulating John Alfred Feaster as he celebrates his 80th birthday. 
I would like to extend to him my best wishes for a delightful day and 
may the coming year be filled with happiness and good health.

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