[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 76 (Tuesday, May 20, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E775]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO DR. E. DEWEY SMITH, JR.

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

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 20, 2014

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following 
Proclamation.
  Whereas, Dr. E. Dewey Smith, Jr., is celebrating ten years (10) in 
pastoral leadership this year and has provided stellar leadership to 
his church on an international level; and
  Whereas, Dr. Smith, under the guidance of God has pioneered and 
sustained Greater Travelers Rest Missionary Baptist Church, as an 
instrument in our community that uplifts the spiritual, physical and 
mental welfare of our citizens; and
  Whereas, this remarkable and tenacious man of God has given hope to 
the hopeless, fed the hungry and is a beacon of light to those in need; 
and
  Whereas, Dr. Smith is a spiritual warrior, a man of compassion, a 
fearless leader and a servant to all, but most of all a visionary who 
has shared not only with his Church, but with our District and the 
world his passion to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ; and
  Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Fourth District of Georgia 
has set aside this day to honor and recognize Dr. E. Dewey Smith, Jr., 
as he celebrates ten years in pastoral leadership at Greater Travelers 
Rest Missionary Baptist Church; now therefore, I, Henry C. ``Hank'' 
Johnson, Jr. do hereby proclaim March 23, 2014 as Dr. E. Dewey Smith, 
Jr. Day in the 4th Congressional District.
  Proclaimed, this 23rd day of March, 2014.

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