[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 123 (Monday, July 23, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1048]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN RECOGNITION OF SCOBA FRANCIS RHODES

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 23, 2018

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the life of 
Scoba Francis Rhodes, a resident of East Falmouth, Massachusetts and 
dedicated civil rights and education advocate.
  Scoba was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and moved to Falmouth with 
his family in 1947. Following his graduation from the Florida 
Agricultural and Mechanical College, he served in the Air Force as an 
education specialist during the Vietnam War era.
  His laudable devotion to public service continued through his 
position as a guidance counselor at the Mores Pond School in Falmouth, 
while he ran a night program for students unable to finish High School. 
Later, he served as the assistant director of admissions and then 
associate director, at Southeastern Massachusetts University. Further, 
he served as the dean of students at Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical 
School and Worcester Academy and on the board of trustees for Cape Cod 
Community College.
  Throughout his life, Scoba worked tirelessly to advance civil rights. 
To name a few roles in which he served, he was elected chairman of the 
Cape Cod Council of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination 
in 1973, served as president of the Cape Cod chapter of the NAACP, and 
was the 2018 recipient of the Civic Leadership Award from the Falmouth 
``No Place for Hate'' organization.
  Unfortunately, Scoba passed away on June 23, 2018. His commitment 
will live on through his growing family and the legacy of his activism 
in our community.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor the life of Scoba Rhodes. I ask that 
my colleagues join me in recognizing his many years of dedication to 
his community and his country.

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