[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 198 (Tuesday, December 5, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1652]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            PROCLAMATION FOR THE LYNCH-GAITER FAMILY REUNION

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

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 5, 2017

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record the 
following proclamation for the Lynch-Gaiter family reunion:
  Whereas, in the mid 1800's in Sylacauga, Alabama, the legacy of the 
Lynch-Gaiter families began with the story of a Cherokee Indian slave 
girl who began this family and today her descendants have blessed and 
shaped our nation; and
  Whereas, the Lynch-Gaiter families have produced many well respected 
citizens, patriarchs and matriarchs who have made contributions to our 
nation. Some of the noted members of the Lynch-Gaiter families are, 
Cleveland Gaiter (Tuskegee Airman/Decorated War Hero), Felix Gaiter, 
Sr. (Community leader in Knoxville, TN), Henry Garner (Union President/
LGFR in Pittsburgh, PA), Bobby Clayton, Sr. (Short Film Producer), 
Margaret Gaiter (Community Activist/College Community Board President) 
and J.W. Garner (Community Activist); and
  Whereas, in our beloved Fourth Congressional District of Georgia, we 
are honored to have members of the Lynch-Gaiter families, especially 
Ms. Meredith Lilly, one of our most beloved citizens who resides in 
DeKalb County, Georgia; and
  Whereas, family is one of the most honored and cherished institutions 
in the world, and as you celebrate your lineage, we take pride in 
knowing that families such as the Lynch-Gaiter families have set aside 
this time to fellowship with each other, to honor their heritage and to 
pass along history to each other by gathering from far and wide at this 
year's family reunion in Atlanta, Georgia; and
  Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Fourth District of Georgia 
has set aside this day to honor and recognize the Lynch-Gaiter families 
in our District; now therefore, I, Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr. do 
hereby proclaim July 29, 2017 as Lynch-Gaiter Family Reunion Day in the 
4th Congressional District.
  Proclaimed, this 29th day of July, 2017.

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