[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 57 (Thursday, April 14, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E470]
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                     HONORING MR. HAROLD WARD, JR.

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 14, 2016

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable Unsung Hero, Mr. Harold Ward, Jr., a resident of 
Winstonville, Mississippi.
  Harold Ward, Jr. was born and raised in the small town of Mound 
Bayou, Mississippi, where he graduated from John F. Kennedy Memorial 
High School in 1999. After graduating from high school, Harold attended 
Coahoma Community College in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and Mississippi 
Valley State University in Itta Bena, Mississippi. Harold is a member 
of Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Mound Bayou. He is the son 
of Judge Harold Ward Sr. and Patricia White-Ward; the youngest of four 
children: Ms. Chauncila M. Ward (deceased), Dr. Kendria Ward, and 
Attorney Yumekia Ward; the grandson of the late Napoleon White Sr. and 
Mrs. Earline J. Hill, Reverend Henry Ward and Mrs. Iola Ward.
  Mr. Ward was born with sickle cell disease. At the age of 25, 
Harold's oldest sister, Chauncila, passed away from complications of 
sickle cell disease. Sickle Cell Disease is an inherited blood disorder 
that affects nearly 100,000 Americans. Sickle Cell Disease causes red 
blood cells to form into crescent shapes like sickles that cuts off the 
oxygen supply to the blood causing excruciating pain. Even though Mr. 
Ward suffers from this debilitating disease, he does not allow it to 
completely make him bedridden and on his good days he does volunteer 
work.
  Always unselfish with his time and immensely involved with community 
service activities in the City of Mound Bayou and the town of 
Winstonville, Mississippi. Mr. Ward has been a constant inspiration to 
others.
  In 2007, he began volunteering his services at Delta Health Center in 
Mound Bayou, Mississippi, where he assisted nurses with triage 
patients, filing documents, and read Christmas stories to patients' 
children. He also aided in the recruitment of patients to the facility 
by going door to door informing people of the services available at 
Delta Health Center. In 2014 Mr. Ward was lead sales representative 
with Humana and guided qualified individuals through the sign-up 
process for Obamacare.
  Mr. Ward reorganized the town of Winstonville Volunteer Fire 
Department where he currently serves as Fire Chief. He encouraged 
people in the community between the ages of 21-35 to volunteer their 
services to the town by becoming a volunteer fire fighter.
  On February 22, 2015 he received an award from Chi Mu Omega Chapter 
of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, of Mound Bayou, 
Mississippi, in recognition for his outstanding contributions and 
dedicated services in the field of health.
  Mr. Ward compassionately volunteers with the City of Mound Bayou, 
serving as assistant to Mayor Darryl Johnson.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing this 
amazing Unsung Hero.

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