[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 9, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1372-E1373]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               IN RECOGNITION OF LEONARD AND MARY BRYANT

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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 Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bryant who have been married 57 
years and serve as clergy in Lee County, Alabama.
  Leonard and Mary Bryant met in Sunday School at Green Chapel 
Missionary Baptist Church. They attended Southern Union and Selma 
University graduating with a degree in Theology. They were married on 
October 6, 1957.

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  The Bryants have lived in Opelika their entire lives and have been 
pastor at three churches in Waverly, Dadeville and Fort Davis, all in 
Alabama.
  Leonard and Mary raised four daughters including: Lindie Bryant-
Payne, Carmella Bryant-McGhee, Dale Bryant-Williams and Janyce Bryant. 
They have seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in thanking Leonard and Mary Bryant for 
their tireless service in the Lee County community.

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