[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 7, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E999]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING LOUIS ``MILKMAN'' PATTERSON FOR HIS OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT 
                        TO THE BUFFALO COMMUNITY

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 7, 2015

  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I stand before you today to recognize and 
honor Mr. Louis Patterson for his engagement with the Buffalo 
community. Mr. Patterson has been a committed, well-loved and respected 
community member for over 50 years.
   Born in Birmingham Alabama in 1945, Mr. Patterson moved to the 
Buffalo area in 1960 where he has remained ever since. Before retiring 
in 2013, Mr. Patterson worked for Upstate Dairy for 36 years where he 
would earn his affectionate nickname, ``Milkman.''
   A constant presence in the Buffalo swing dance community, Mr. 
Patterson was and is admired by many as both a great man and a great 
dancer. He brings joy to those around him not only through his own 
dancing but also through his ardent support of other dancers and 
organizations in the community. He is a man who lives up to the adage 
that one should give more than one receives in its fullest sense.
   Mr. Speaker, thank you for allowing me a few moments to honor and 
recognize Mr. Patterson. I ask that my colleagues join me in 
congratulating Mr. Patterson on an accomplished history of community 
engagement, and to commend him for the exemplary work he has done to 
enrich the communities of Western New York.

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