[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 92 (Tuesday, June 5, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E776]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RECOGNIZING REVEREND JOE C. JOHNSON

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                     HON. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 5, 2018

  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to recognize a 
man who lived by faith and embodied a life of stewardship: Reverend Joe 
C. Johnson.
  The Johnson family, the family of Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 
and the broader South Florida community mourn the loss of a moral and 
spiritual giant.
  Reverend Joe C. Johnson was one of our boldest, strongest, and most 
unapologetic servant-leaders. As the senior pastor of Ebenezer 
Missionary Baptist Church for the past 41 years, Reverend Johnson has 
been the cornerstone of a rich and vibrant faith community.
  All those who knew him had the opportunity to soak in his wisdom. I 
am both humbled and proud to have not only known him, but to have been 
able to fellowship with him and his congregation. He was a role model, 
a keen listener, an advisor, and a dear friend.
  I will always remember him as a man of great empathy and foresight;
  A man who believed that people have an intrinsic value beyond their 
tangible contributions and cared deeply for his congregants; and
  A man who worked tirelessly to better the lives of all those in our 
community.
  My thoughts are with his wife Emma Inez, his children, grandchildren, 
and their entire extended family at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church.
  In the days, weeks, and months ahead, we will celebrate his life and 
honor his legacy. While this loss will be felt deeply by everyone, we 
are forever privileged to have shared this time with him on Earth.
  May he rest in eternal peace.

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