[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 168 (Friday, November 4, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2013]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING GUY CROWDER

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                            HON. JANICE HAHN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 4, 2011

  Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker. I rise today to honor the memory of Guy 
Crowder, who passed away on October 30, 2011 at the age of 72 
surrounded by his mother, his wife and his son.
  Guy Crowder was a giant in the Los Angeles community--a great 
photographer, businessman, and mentor to many aspiring black 
photographers whom he hired at his studio, ``Guy's Photography.''
  Guy's work is not only cherished by a grateful Nation, but by my 
family in particular. In addition to his greater-known works, Guy 
captured moments of deep personal significance to me. I will forever 
treasure the photos of my father, L.A. County Supervisor Kenny Hahn. 
His photographs chronicled my father's career and I will forever be 
grateful his beautiful work. Even after his health began failing and he 
was confined to a wheelchair, he made it a point to come pay his 
respects at my mother's funeral.
  Born Aug. 9, 1939 in Beaumont, Texas, Guy R. Crowder moved with his 
parents--Guy Rufus Crowder and Ruby (Crowder) Jones--to Los Angeles in 
1945. He attended Charton-Pollard Elementary, Enterprise Junior High 
and Centennial High schools. He graduated from Harbor College and 
completed photography courses at Trade-Technical College.
  Beginning in the 1960s, Guy was present to record the trials and 
triumphs of black Angelenos for close to five decades. Taking pictures 
for the Los Angeles Sentinel, the various Wave newspapers, and Johnson 
Publications' Jet and Ebony magazines, he was there to capture the 
glory days of Muhammad Ali and the 1965 riots in Watts. Despite being 
shunned by the mainstream periodicals of the time, he won virtually 
every award and honor available to a photojournalist. Guy Crowder's 
work will forever be part of the American memory.
  I extend my deepest condolences to his loving 93-year-old mother; his 
wife, Patricia, to whom he was married for 51 years; a son, Reginald, 
and four grandchildren: Reanna, Renise, Ryan and Reggina.

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