[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 183 (Wednesday, December 16, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H9359-H9360]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING REVEREND SAM ``PAPA'' CRAIG, JR.

  (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 
the accomplishments and the contributions of Reverend Sam Craig, Jr., 
and to offer my condolences to his family.
  Reverend Craig passed away peacefully on the 29th of November this 
year. He was 91 years old, and he is survived by his wife, Catherine 
Caldwell.
  Reverend Craig was the assistant pastor at First Baptist Church in 
Santa Ana, where he was a member for over 42 years.
  Reverend Craig enlisted in the Marines Corps in 1947, and he served 
with honor for 22 years. He served in World War II, in the Korean war, 
and in Vietnam, and eventually retired in 1969 as a warrant officer.
  After retiring from the military, he taught for 17 years in our local 
Santa Ana Unified School District as both an elementary and a junior 
high school teacher.
  Reverend Craig was committed to his church, and he had a passion. He 
had a passion for teaching Bible study and for leading the Mission 
Society. Reverend Craig's dedication to education, to community 
service, and to his faith

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is highly commendable. The people of California's 46th Congressional 
District will miss him.

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