[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 59 (Tuesday, April 24, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E635]
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                      U.S. CITIZEN OF DISTINCTION

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

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 24, 2012

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, Whereas, our lives have been 
touched by the life of this one woman . . . who has given of herself to 
her community and family; and
  Whereas, Mrs. Eileen Samuel's spirit is present in Birmingham, 
Alabama for all to see, being a nurse, neighbor and friend; and
  Whereas, this giant of a woman was born in Birmingham, Alabama to Mr. 
Dewey and Mrs. Dellie Barnes on February 6, 1943, she has been on the 
move ever since as a woman of God; and
  Whereas, this remarkable woman gave of herself, her time, her talent 
and her life; she never asked for fame or fortune just fairness for the 
people, she was our quiet storm, a spark that starts a flame; and
  Whereas, Mrs. Eileen Samuel led by doing behind the scenes, she 
encouraged all those around her who wanted to make a difference, be it 
her children, her elected officials, her neighbors and her church 
members at Oak Street Baptist Church; she was a virtuous woman, a woman 
of great integrity who remained true to the uplifting of her community 
which in turn uplifted my community in Georgia through her daughter 
DeKalb County Commissioner Sharon Barnes Sutton; and
  Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Fourth District of Georgia 
has set aside this day to bestow a Congressional Recognition on Mrs. 
Eileen Samuel for her leadership, friendship and service to all of the 
citizens throughout the Nation; a citizen of great worth and so noted 
distinction;
  Now therefore, I, Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., do hereby attest to 
the 112th Congress that Mrs. Eileen Samuel of Birmingham, Alabama is 
deemed worthy and deserving of this ``Congressional Recognition''--Mrs. 
Eileen Samuel, U.S. Citizen of Distinction in the 4th Congressional 
District of Georgia.
  Proclaimed, this 10th day of March, 2012.

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