[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 17, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E25]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING MR. KELVIN DASHUN BROWN FOR HIS DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO 
                             THE COMMUNITY

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 17, 2012

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable disabled individual, Mr. Kelvin Dashun Brown. Mr. Brown is a 
lifelong resident of the City of Mound Bayou in the Mississippi Delta.
  He was born on September 21, 1977, with cerebral palsy and is a 
spastic quadriplegic. At birth his parents were told that he would not 
live beyond the age of two years old and if he did, he would be in a 
vegetative state.
  Mr. Brown has proved the doctors incorrect. He started his education 
at the age of two at Delta House Child Development and the Bolivar 
County Demonstration Center in Cleveland, Mississippi. At the age of 
four, he was enrolled in the Mound Bayou Head Start Program. At the age 
of six, he was enrolled in the I.T. Montgomery Elementary School. Upon 
completing his education there, he enrolled at John F. Kennedy High 
School, where he remained until graduating in May of 1997. While a 
student at John F. Kennedy High School, he was a member of the Student 
Council and served as class representative and was elected vice-
president during his junior year.
  Mr. Brown worked for the City of Mound Bayou Police for eight years 
as a certified dispatcher and was promoted to Sergeant. Serving as 
Volunteer Youth Activities Coordinator for the City of Mound Bayou 
Police for the past seven years, he has coordinated and raised funds 
for annual back-to-school giveaways of school supplies, cookouts, toy 
drives, and monthly story hours for youths. He has held numerous 
preventative activities at the local school districts in the City of 
Mound Bayou and the City of Shelby to forge relationships with local 
school districts, youths and local police departments. Mr. Brown has 
received many accolades and awards for his youth and community 
endeavors.
  He is an active member of Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, 
where he serves with the Usher Ministry.
  Mr. Brown is the oldest son of Eugene Brown and Joann Brown. He lives 
his life by this motto: ``It is what it is''. In other words, his 
condition cannot stop him from being an asset to society.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mr. Kelvin 
Dashun Brown for his dedication to serving his community and youths in 
the Mississippi Delta.

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