[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 88 (Monday, June 9, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E915]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING MR. LEWIS DRISKELL, SR. FOR HIS EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP AND 
                   DEDICATED COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY

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                         HON. DANIEL T. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, June 9, 2014

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join 
me in recognizing Mr. Lewis Driskell, Sr., a community leader in the 
City of Flint with more than 50 years of experience in the printing 
profession.
   Mr. Driskell graduated from Tuskegee Institute in 1955 with many 
awards to his credit, including the ``Most Outstanding Student in 
Graphic Arts'' from the Mercantile Paper Company. Following gradation 
he relocated to Flint and worked with three major printing 
establishments before forming his own company, Union Printing.
   Mr. Driskell is driven by a strong belief of giving service to his 
community. In 1969 he was elected president of Flint Printers Local 
282. In 1989, he received the State of Michigan's ``Outstanding 
Minority Business Entrepreneur'' Award and the ``Sydney B. Melet 
Humanitarian Award''. In addition, in 1990, he received the Charles 
Stewart Mott ``Citizen of the Year'' Award from the Flint Chamber of 
Commerce and the Paul Harris Award from the Rotary Club of Flint.
   His caring is further exemplified in the number of organizations for 
which he served as a policy maker. These organizations include: The 
Urban League of Flint, Greater Flint Opportunities Industrialization 
Center, Hurley Hospital Authority, Uptown Reinvestment, Planned 
Parenthood, Career Alliance, Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, and as 
founder of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. Moreover, his lifetime 
commitments, national and international are to: Alpha Phi Alpha 
Fraternity, Inc., Rotary International, National Association for the 
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the Tuskegee University 
Alumni Club--Flint Chapter.
   Now retired, Lewis enjoys spending time with his wife, Lois, their 
children and grandchildren.
   Mr. Speaker, I applaud Mr. Lewis Driskell for his strong leadership 
and unwavering commitment to our community.

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