[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 84 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E804]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE HONORING THE LIFE OF MR. VERDELL TRICE, A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS

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                          HON. DANNY K. DAVIS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 26, 2016

  Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Verdell Trice was no 
ordinary man. He was born and raised in Mississippi almost a hundred 
years ago. He joined the military, returned home, got married, migrated 
to Chicago and lived a very active, involved and productive life. Mr. 
Trice had a business mind and developed, managed and operated several 
productive businesses.
  At one time Mr. Trice is reported to have owned 5 service stations on 
the Westside of Chicago. He and his family were active members and 
leaders in the St. Paul CME Church, which he and his wife Mrs. Mattie 
Jennings Trice served with distinction.
  Mr. Verdell Trice was an education activist and leader. He worked 
with Marshall High School and was also President of the local school 
council and a real advocate for students.
  Mr. Verdell Trice was a ``Black thinker'' and community advocate. He 
helped to organize and sustain the 5th City Development Corporation, 
organized and managed the 5th City Automotive Center and was an active 
member of State Senator Rickey Hendon's political organization.
  Mr. Verdell Trice and his wife owned and lived in their home on the 
southeast side of Chicago, but he was a true Westsider, and spent the 
majority of his time in the East and West Garfield Park areas of 
Chicago. He and his brother, who died from an accident not long ago, 
were like two peas in a pod. They both worked into their nineties and 
left their marks on the communities where they lived and worked.

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