[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 149 (Friday, September 7, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H7938-H7939]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF ZEBEDEE STRONG

  (Mr. VEASEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy of 
Zebedee ``Zeb'' Strong.
  Zeb was from Kilgore, Texas, and was raised on a cattle farm down in 
the oilfields there. But when he came to Arlington and settled in that 
city, he left a strong legacy.
  He worked at his alma mater, which was the University of Texas at 
Arlington, known as UTA, for 25 years. As director of multicultural 
services and recruitment, he really embodied the spirit of the UTA 
campus. He served as an adviser for over 40 student organizations and 
mentored so many students.
  Zeb was someone whom I first met when I was a congressional staffer 
back in the 1990s, and he was someone who really helped me out a lot as 
I was beginning my career in that field.
  He was also dedicated and committed to volunteer work at Big Brothers 
& Big Sisters, and he was also one of the individuals who was really 
the driving force behind starting an African American studies program 
at UTA.
  He was also one of the founders of the Arlington African American 
Chamber of Commerce and the Arlington chapter of the NAACP.
  My prayers and condolences go out to his four children and his wife, 
Sheri, who lost Zeb unexpectedly.
  But I want the family and friends of Zeb Strong to know that he was 
such a uniting force. If you walked around the campus of UTA at any 
moment, anyone, from any background, would come up to Zeb and they 
would feel like Zeb was their best friend because that was just the 
type of gentleman that he was.
  My prayers, again, go out to the family

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