[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 26 (Monday, February 25, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E177]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF FLOYD WEAVER

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                          HON. JERRY McNERNEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 25, 2013

  Mr. McNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring 
the public service of Floyd Weaver.
  Floyd Weaver's family first moved to Stockton, CA in 1938 from 
Phoenix, Arizona. After attending local schools in Stockton, he served 
in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. A proud veteran, he then 
dedicated his life to the social, educational, and economic advancement 
of community members in Northern California.
  Mr. Weaver retired from the Stockton Unified School District after 
more than three decades of service as both a teacher and an 
administrator. Mr. Weaver was the first African American male principal 
in the Stockton Unified School District.
  In addition, he served on the Stockton City Council and was also the 
first African American to be a two-term vice mayor for the city. In 
recognition of his hard work on the city council, local commissions, 
and his political activism, Mr. Weaver was honored with a lifetime 
achievement award by the Stockton Branch of the National Association 
for the Advancement of Colored People in 2006.
  One of Mr. Weaver's proudest accomplishments was overseeing 
construction of the Martin Luther King Jr. plaza in downtown Stockton 
while he was vice mayor. He was also instrumental in changing the name 
of Charter Way in Stockton to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
  As our nation celebrates African American History Month, it is 
important that we recognize local heroes who helped shape our 
communities and states for the better. I ask my colleagues to join me 
in honoring the public service contributions of Floyd Weaver.

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