[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 29, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E546-E547]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HAWKINS FAMILY REUNION DAY

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

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 29, 2011

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following 
proclamation:
  Whereas, over One hundred forty nine years ago, Ms. Hattie Hawkins in 
the state of South Carolina has blessed us with descendants that have 
helped to shape our nation; and
  Whereas, the Hawkins Family has produced many well respected citizens 
and three of the matriarchs of the family Ms. Addie Rankin Hawkins, Ms. 
Virginia Hawkins Clarke and Ms. Florence Amanda Hawkins Wilson are 
pillars of strength for these families; and
  Whereas, in our beloved Fourth Congressional District of Georgia, we 
are honored to

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have many members of the Hawkins family, including Mr. Norm Fikes one 
of our most beloved citizens in our District who resides in Stone 
Mountain, 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 
Hawkins 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 Atlanta, Georgia; and
  Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Fourth District of Georgia 
has set aside this day to honor and recognize the Hawkins family in our 
District;
  Now therefore, I, Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr. do hereby proclaim 
Saturday, July 12, 2008 as Hawkins Family Reunion Day in the 4th 
Congressional District.
  Proclaimed, this 12th day of July, 2008.

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