[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 68 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H3689-H3690]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING THE LIFE OF WILLIAM ALLEN ``AL'' NEWMAN

  (Mr. NORMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Speaker, William Allen Newman, 64, received his 
reward in Heaven on February 15, 2018, after a brief illness.
  He was the loving husband for 43 years of Lucia Woodward Newman. He 
was born on February 24, 1953, in Sumter and was a son of the late 
Lonnie

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Cullen Newman, Sr., and Frances Pollard Newman.
  Al attended Bethesda Church of God where he was the bass player for 
the praise team. He also played in the band known as ``Chief 
Complaint.''
  Al was the administrator of Northwoods Senior Living, which was a 
ministry for people with chronic or similar illnesses. He spent his 
life in ministry serving others.
  He graduated from Southern Methodist College with a degree in 
Christian ministries. He graduated from Wilson Hall in 1971. He spent 
his life working with the visually handicapped, mentally challenged, 
and the underprivileged, trying to make a difference in their lives.
  Join me in welcoming William Allen Newman into Heaven.

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