[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 179 (Thursday, December 10, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1771]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            IN HONOR OF THE 80TH BIRTHDAY OF RAYMOND COCHRAN

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 10, 2015

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I ask for the House's attention 
today to recognize Pastor Raymond Cochran on his 80th birthday on 
December 13th.
  Raymond was born in Lee County, Alabama in 1935 to John and Lucille 
Cochran.
  Mr. Cochran found a passion for religion at an early age, having 
joined the Ebenezer Baptist Church at age seven. He holds Bachelors and 
Masters of Bible Theology degrees from the International Institute and 
Seminary in Plymouth, Florida, in addition to a Bachelor of Arts degree 
from Selma University in Selma, Alabama.
  He also holds two honorary doctorates, in divinity and law, from the 
Union Theological Seminary in Birmingham, Alabama. Mr. Cochran has 
received numerous awards in recognition of his long service, and is 
involved in numerous community groups.
  He served as the Pastor of seven different churches throughout 
Alabama and Georgia, before joining the Franchise Missionary Baptist in 
Phenix City, Alabama, where he has been the pastor for the past 47 
years. Mr. Cochran and his wife Mary have six daughters, two sons, 
nineteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in recognizing the life and achievements 
of Mr. Raymond Cochran and wishing him a happy 80th birthday!

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