[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 23, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E183-E184]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO MRS. JULIA AARON HUMBLES

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

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 23, 2016

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following 
Proclamation:
  Whereas, our lives have been touched by the life of Mrs. Julia Aaron 
Humbles, who gave of herself in order for others to stand; and
  Whereas, her dedicated service is present in New Orleans, Louisiana 
and Metropolitan Atlanta, for all to see her as an unwavering advocate 
of justice for the youth, the elderly, the poor and the downtrodden; 
and
  Whereas, this remarkable, positive woman with a beautiful smile gave 
of herself, her time and her talent; never asking for fame or fortune 
but only to uplift those in need; and
  Whereas, she led by example from behind the scenes, and was on the 
frontline for our

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nation; she was an original Freedom Rider in the 1960s, an active 
member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored 
People (NAACP), a member of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), a 
Goodwill Ambassador for her community, a charter member of her beloved 
church, New Beginning Full Gospel Baptist Church of Decatur, Georgia, 
and
  Whereas, this virtuous Proverbs 31 woman was a mother, a grandmother, 
a great-grandmother, a wife, a daughter, a friend, a warrior, a 
matriarch, and a woman of great integrity; and
  Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Fourth District of Georgia 
has set aside this day to bestow a Congressional recognition on Mrs. 
Julia Aaron Humbles for her leadership, friendship and service to all 
of the citizens in Georgia and throughout the Nation; now therefore, I, 
Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., do hereby attest to the 114th Congress 
that Mrs. Julia Aaron Humbles of DeKalb County, Georgia is deemed 
worthy and deserving of this ``Congressional Honor'': Mrs. Julia Aaron 
Humbles, U.S. Citizen of Distinction in the 4th Congressional District 
of Georgia.
  Proclaimed, this 6th day of February, 2016.

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