[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 9, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1365]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        IN RECOGNITION OF REV. AND MRS. WILLIE FRANK SMITH, SR.

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 9, 2014

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I ask for the House's attention 
today to recognize Rev. and Mrs. Willie Frank Smith, Sr. who have been 
married 50 years and serve as clergy in Lee County, Alabama.
  Rev. and Mrs. Smith met in Selma, Alabama and were married on July 
28, 1964 at New Canaan Baptist Church in Camp Hill, Alabama.
  Rev. Smith has served as the pastor at churches in Camp Hill, Valley 
and Notasulga.
  The Smiths have three children including: Willie F. Smith Jr., a 
minister, medical transcriptionist and Christian education consultant; 
Monique Smith Gadson, a professional counselor and mother of two 
daughters Nia and Imani; and Patrick T. Smith, Assistant Professor of 
Theology and Philosophy at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and 
father of Gabrielle and Caleb.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in thanking Rev. and Mrs. Smith for their 
tireless service in the Lee County community.

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