[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 5, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H1648-H1649]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF JOHN ROGERS, SR., AND BLACK HISTORY MONTH

  (Ms. KELLY of Illinois asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. KELLY of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, as we celebrate Black History 
Month, I rise to honor a remarkable American, John Rogers, Sr., a man 
of unrivaled determination and intellect who led an extraordinary life.
  Mr. Rogers moved to Chicago at the age of 12, following the death of 
his parents, and later earned his pilot's license and enlisted in the 
Army Air Forces, where he flew in 120 combat missions in World War II 
as a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen.
  He went on to attend the University of Chicago's Law School on the GI 
Bill and served for 21 years as a Cook County juvenile court judge. He 
was known as much for his compassion as he was for his conviction, and 
believed as much in giving second chances as he did in doing things 
right the first time.
  Mr. Rogers was a great leader and role model. He passed away last 
month at the age of 95, but he leaves behind a

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legacy of accomplishments that have made a greater America and are 
worthy of being celebrated in any month.

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