[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 20, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E205]
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  RECOGNIZING JAMES (JIM) BERNEY McMILLAN, JR. ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 
                             90TH BIRTHDAY

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                          HON. MARK DeSAULNIER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 20, 2018

  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Mr. James (Jim) 
Berney McMillan, Jr., on the occasion of his 90th Birthday. Jim is a 
longtime resident of and small business owner in Richmond, California.
  Jim McMillan was the first African American student and graduate from 
the College of Pharmacy at Oregon State. He was the second African 
American Oregon State Graduate, after William Maxwell. When he enrolled 
in 1948, only one African American had graduated from Oregon State in 
any field. At that time, there were only two African Americans on the 
entire campus of about 6,000 students. While at Oregon State, McMillan 
worked on trains traveling between Portland and Oakland during summers 
to support his college studies.
  Jim moved to Berkeley after graduation because he found that no 
pharmacy in Portland, Oregon was willing to hire an African American 
pharmacist. In 1958, he opened McMillan's Pharmacy on l0th Street in 
Richmond, California. Jim ran McMillan's Pharmacy on Cutting Blvd. for 
28 years, closing in 1996.
  McMillan was elected to the Richmond City Council in 1982 and took 
his seat in early 1983. He served three consecutive terms, retiring in 
1995.
  Though he retired from the council in 1996, he has remained an active 
leader. He is a Golden Heritage and Lifetime member of the National 
Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a member of Alpha 
Phi Alpha Fraternity, a founder of the Richmond Black American 
Political Action Committee, served on the Zhoushan China Sister City 
Commission, served on the Board of Directors of the West County Housing 
Corporation and volunteers on the Citizens Advisory Committee on toxic 
pollution for the Port of Richmond. Also served on the City of Richmond 
Library Commission.
  I congratulate Jim on his lifetime of achievements and wish him the 
very best in the future.

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