[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 12 (Friday, January 19, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E77]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING HENRY CAMPBELL

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 19, 2018

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
talented and driven man Mr. Henry Campbell. Mr. Campbell has shown what 
can be done through tenacity, dedication and a desire to serve his 
community.
  Henry Campbell a lifelong resident of Yazoo City, MS was born on 
November 26, 1957 to Margaret Campbell and Henry Coleman, the youngest 
of eight children.
  Henry Campbell graduated from Yazoo City High School in 1975 as a 
student and successful athlete. His athletic talents in baseball landed 
him an opportunity to be drafted by the New York Yankees, but he chose 
to attend college instead. Campbell earned a baseball scholarship to 
Jackson State University where he played from 1976 through 1978, while 
he studied in Physical Education.
  After college, Campbell enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve for six 
years as a Supply Specialist at the National Guard Armory in Yazoo 
City, MS. Campbell started working for Yazoo City when he took a job as 
a maintenance person for Yazoo Housing Authority. He was later accepted 
a job as Manager for the Wardell Leach Recreational Complex which he 
managed from 1999 through 2009. In 2009 he became the Director of Parks 
and Recreation. After 20 years with Yazoo City he has decided to retire 
and spend his time hunting, fishing and traveling.
  Campbell is married to Joyce Williams and to that union they have 
five children.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Henry 
Campbell for his desire to make a difference in the lives of children 
and the community.

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