[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E342]
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                      TRIBUTE TO MR. SAMUEL BARBER

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

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 17, 2015

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following 
Proclamation:
  Whereas, our lives have been touched by the life of this one man, 
Samuel Barber, Jr., who has given so much to our state and nation; and
  Whereas, Samuel Barber has been instrumental as a pioneer in the 
information technology industry with his talents, his high standards 
and innovating mind; and
  Whereas, this giant of a man accomplished so much during his 
lifetime; he served our country honorably in the U.S. Navy for eleven 
years and was honored with the National Defense Service Medal; he was a 
successful entrepreneur with multiple businesses and he was recognized 
as Honorary Consul General for the Embassy of Ghana; and
  Whereas, he was a strong community advocate, a motivator, a mentor, 
and a friend to all; he was dedicated to God, his church, his family 
and his community; and
  Whereas, Samuel Barber was a husband, a father and a grandfather; he 
was our warrior, our patriarch, a man of great integrity who remained 
true to his childhood nurturing by his maternal grandparents in 
Alabama; and
  Whereas, Samuel Barber was an ambassador of goodwill who will be 
truly missed; and
  Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Fourth District of Georgia 
recognizes Samuel Barber as a citizen of great worth and so noted 
distinction; now therefore, I, Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr. do hereby 
attest to the 114th Congress that he is deemed worthy and deserving of 
this Congressional Honor by declaring Mr. Samuel Barber, Jr. U.S. 
Citizen of Distinction in the 4th Congressional District of Georgia.
  Proclaimed, this 6th day of March, 2015.

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