[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 50 (Thursday, March 22, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E362]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN MEMORY OF MR. LARRY VINCENT GREEN

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                             HON. AL GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 22, 2018

  Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, today, I would like to honor the 
memory of a devout public community leader, Council Member Larry 
Vincent Green.
  Council Member Larry Green was born on May 16, 1965 in Houston, 
Texas. He was raised in the Hiram Clarke community along with his older 
brother, David Alan Green and his younger sister, Melanie Gail Green.
  Council Member Larry Green earned his Bachelor's in Political Science 
from the University of Houston and a Doctorate in Jurisprudence from 
Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University.
  Council Member Larry Green was a tenacious and successful trial 
lawyer for over 25 years. He was an advocate for those who had been 
discriminated against and successfully won several high profile cases 
on behalf of his clients.
  Council Member Larry Green was devoted to education. He left Houston 
in 2007, and joined the Thurgood Marshall College Fund in Washington, 
D.C. Working alongside the CEO, he raised unprecedented federal and 
philanthropic support for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and its 
member institutions.
  Council Member Larry Green was a longtime community advocate as well 
as former CEO of Houston Works USA, the leading provider of services 
focusing on job placement, continuing education, and vocational 
training to more than 1 million individuals annually.
  Council Member Larry Green was sworn into office as the first Council 
Member of the newly formed District K, spanning from the edge of the 
Texas Medical Center to Fort Bend County in January 2012.
  Council Member Larry Green worked tirelessly during his first term to 
bring over $20 million worth of economic development projects to 
District K including a police station, neighborhood reconstruction, a 
senior citizen center, and Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone in two of 
the district's neighborhoods.
  Council Member Larry Green continued to spearhead and support several 
efforts such as insuring the inclusion of women-owned businesses' in 
Houston's affirmative action contracting program, as well as the 
countless projects of Rebuild Houston overseen by the Transportation, 
Technology, and Infrastructure Council Committee, of which Council 
Member Green was Chair.
  Council Member Larry Green devoted his life to improving the 
community through his efforts as a Member of the Houston City Council, 
member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and several other well-known 
national and local organizations.
  Finally, Mr. Speaker, Council Member Larry Green will be missed 
dearly by his brother, David Alan Green and his sister, Melanie Gail 
Green; as well as the constituents of District K and his other family 
members and friends. May he rest in the peace he has earned through his 
devotion to the community.

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