[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 158 (Tuesday, September 25, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1290-E1291]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF REV. DR. WALSDORF HAROLD JENNEFORD, SR.

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                        HON. CEDRIC L. RICHMOND

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 25, 2018

  Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the life and legacy of 
Rev. Dr. Walsdorf Harold Jenneford, Sr., a native of New Orleans, 
Louisiana and Pastor of Greater New Home Baptist Church, who died on 
August 25, 2018 at the age of 86.
  Pastor Jenneford was born on July 14, 1932. He began his literary 
education at McCarty Elementary School and Gaudet Episcopal High 
School. He attended Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, 
Louisiana, only to be drafted into the United States Army during the 
Korean Conflict. Upon receiving an honorable discharge in 1955, Pastor 
Jenneford continued his educational aspirations by earning a Bachelor 
of Arts Degree in Education from Dillard University in 1959.
  In 1956, Pastor Jenneford married the late Barbara Lewis. Three 
lovely children were born to this holy union, Walsdorf, Jr., Mallory, 
and Stacy Desire' Jenneford. Pastor Jenneford became a widower in 
October 1979.
  In 1959, after graduation, Pastor Jenneford began a 29-year teaching 
career in the Orleans Parish School System. In 1974, he earned a Master 
of Education Degree from Tulane University. In 2001, he was bestowed a 
Doctor of Divinity Degree from the Christian Bible College of 
Louisiana.
  In 1974, Pastor Jenneford accepted the call to ministry. On July 20, 
1975, he was ordained by the Rising Sun Missionary Baptist Association 
and installed as Pastor of Greater New Home Baptist Church the next 
month by the same association.
  In 1982, Pastor Jenneford united in marriage to Helen Dright Johnson. 
This union made them proud parents of seven children, namely the late 
and beloved Stacy and Walsdorf Harold Jenneford, Jr., who served as 
Pastor of South Mountain Baptist Church of Phoenix, Arizona; Mallory 
Jenneford; James Jenneford, Sr.; Clarence Jr. and Regina Rodriguez; and 
Eric Johnson, Sr. In 2004 the revelation and confirmation of another of 
the Lord's blessings, in having given Pastor and Sis. Jenneford the 
oldest of his children, Herlin Riley, Jr. and his wonderful family.
  Pastor Jenneford served as Pastor of Greater New Home Baptist Church 
for 41 years and President of Rising Sun Missionary Baptist Association 
for 20 years. He served on the Executive Board of the Ninth Ward 
Neighborhood Council and as First Vice Moderator of the Christian 
Ministers' of New Orleans and Vicinity. At the time of his passing he 
was Moderator of the Ninth Ward Ministerial Alliance.
  Pastor Jenneford loved the city and the people of New Orleans. His 
legacy will forever be a part of the city and his dedication to 
community embodies the spirit of New Orleans. We cannot match the 
sacrifices made by Pastor Jenneford, but surely, we can try to match 
his sense of service. We cannot match his courage, but we can strive to 
match his devotion.
  Pastor Jenneford's survivors include his wife Sis. Helen D. 
Jenneford; three children: Mrs. Mallory Porche and husband Gilbert of 
Peria, Arizona, James Jenneford, and Herlin Riley, Jr. and wife 
Patricia; and his daughter-in-law Cornella Jenneford. Survivors also 
include three step-children Clarence Rodriguez, Regina Baptiste and 
husband Dr. David of El Paso, Texas; Eric A. Johnson and wife Dana of 
Katy, Texas. He also has eighteen grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren 
and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives, friends, and the 
Great New Home Baptist Church family.
  Mr. Speaker, I celebrate the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Walsdorf 
Harold Jenneford, Sr.

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