[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 77 (Tuesday, June 4, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E793]
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                       HONORING FRANK CRUMP, JR.

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 4, 2013

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
decorous and determined man Mr. Frank Crump, Jr., who has shown what 
can be done through tenacity, dedication and a desire to serve others.
  Mr. Crump, a resident of Vicksburg, Mississippi was born on May 26, 
1927 to Frank Crump, Sr. and Angeline Turner Crump.
  In 1941 Mr. Crump enlisted in the United States Navy where he 
attended Ships Cook School and Airplane Mechanics. After being 
honorably discharged from the United States Navy, he graduated from 
Alcorn State University in 1951 with a Bachelors Degree and in 1978 he 
earned a Masters Degree from the University of Southern Mississippi.
  During the summer of 1964; Mr. Crump was instrumental in coordinating 
the Vicksburg Citizens' Appeal, a newspaper aimed at publicizing news 
events involving black's worldwide and social events happening in the 
black community. He also played an intricate role in Freedom Summer, 
whose mission was to register black voters and initiate a slow sunset 
for Jim Crow laws.
  Mr. Crump has held various positions in education. He was: the 
Building Grounds Clerk and Mathematics and Physical Science Instructor 
at Alcorn from 1950-1952; from 1952-1958, while in Chicago, Illinois he 
worked as postal clerk, aircraft assembler for Ford Motor Company, bus 
driver and instructor for the Chicago Transit Authority. After 
returning to Mississippi he worked as a Mathematics Instructor at Mixon 
Junior High, Utica, MS; Mathematics, Drafting and Physics Instructor at 
Temple High School, Vicksburg, MS; and Mathematics Instructor at 
Tallulah High School, Tallulah, LA. Also Mr. Crump served in several 
capacities at Hinds Community College, Utica Campus including 
Mathematics Instructor, Vocational-Technical Administrator and Dean of 
Vocational-Technical Education.
  Mr. Frank Crump, Jr. is the recipient of several accolades including: 
Recognition for Military Services during the Period of the Cold War; 
Instructor of the Year and Christian Leadership Award through Music to 
name a few. Similarly, he is a member of several social and civic 
organizations.
  Mr. Crump is married to Orelia Peterson Crump and to that union they 
had four children.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mr. Frank 
Crump, Jr. for his unwavering dedication to education and social 
equality.

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