[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 139 (Friday, October 26, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1727]
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  RECOGNIZING WHEELER'S JANITORIAL SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT, INC. FOR ITS 
                      COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 26, 2012

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
determined and self motivated business owner, Rev. Tommy Wheeler of 
Copiah County, Mississippi for his commitment in keeping Wheeler's 
Janitorial Supplies & Equipment, Inc. a vital part of the business 
community.
  Rev. Wheeler was born on August 23, 1949, to James and Wilma Wheeler. 
He attended school at Shady Grove School and William H. Holtzclaw 
Memorial School in Copiah County, Mississippi. After graduating from 
high school he attended Hinds Community College. In 2004 he received a 
Certificate of Biblical Studies from Mississippi Baptist Seminary and 
later in 2010, attended Bethel Christian University, Hazlehurst Campus 
and he is presently enrolled at the Copiah County Ministerial Alliance 
in Hazlehurst, Mississippi.
  Rev. Wheeler's entrepreneurial spirit was inspired early in life by 
his father, who instilled in the basic principle that, ``you can do 
anything you put your mind to'' this principle with his desire to be 
his own boss led him to his path of success, when in 1997, he and a 
friend selling janitorial supplies to customers throughout Copiah 
County.
  A year later, Wheeler's Janitorial Supplies & Equipment was 
established. From the beginning Rev. Wheeler used every resource he had 
to ensure the success of his business, including utilizing his garage 
as storage for his supplies and cutting overhead by solely selling, 
ordering and delivering supplies.
  In 2007 Wheeler's Janitorial Supplies & Equipment officially became 
certified as a Minority- Owned and Operated Business Enterprise and 
received Central Contractor Registration. The notion of hard work and 
striving to be your own boss is something that Rev. Wheeler continues 
to believe and it has led to great success. Currently, Rev. Wheeler has 
expanded his business that started as a team of one in his garage going 
from door to door to a team of six with dealings with multiple 
companies within the community.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Rev. Tommy 
Wheeler, owner of Wheeler's Janitorial Supplies & Equipment, Inc. for 
his entrepreneurial spirit and dutiful service to the community.

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