[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 132 (Tuesday, September 15, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1277]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO MR. RICHARD BERELLE ASH

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

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 15, 2015

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following 
Proclamation.
  Whereas, Mr. Richard Berelle Ash is celebrating thirty (30) years of 
serving others in the Georgia Department of Community Health; and
  Whereas, Mr. Ash retires this year, he has served as an Operations 
Manager, Property Officer, Fleet Manager and Records Manager for the 
state of Georgia and he has provided stellar leadership and service 
throughout the state; and
  Whereas, this remarkable and tenacious man is an ambassador of 
goodwill; as a pastor and community advocate, he has given hope to the 
hopeless, fed the hungry and has been a beacon of light to those in 
need; and
  Whereas, Mr. Ash is a man of compassion, a fearless leader and a 
servant to all, but most of all a visionary who has shared his time and 
talent to promote community development around the state of Georgia; 
and
  Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Fourth District of Georgia 
has set aside this day to honor and recognize Mr. Richard Berelle Ash 
as he celebrates thirty years of service and to salute him as he 
retires from the Georgia Department of Community Health; A true Man of 
Excellence; now therefore, I, Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., do hereby 
proclaim July 30, 2015 as Mr. Richard Berelle Ash Day in the 4th 
Congressional District.
  Proclaimed, this 30th day of July, 2015.

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