[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 195 (Tuesday, December 11, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H10087]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





         CELEBRATING REVEREND DR. F.N. WILLIAMS' 90TH BIRTHDAY

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I want to take this opportunity to 
honor a great force in our community in Houston, Texas, in Acres Homes. 
This coming Sunday, he will celebrate 90 years of age, but decades in 
the ministry, Reverend Dr. F.N. Williams, whose father preceded him in 
the ministry, whose sons have gone on into the ministry.
  He is a pastor of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Acres 
Homes, one of the oldest churches in our State.
  He is a warrior. He is a fighter for civil rights and civil justice. 
He was there on the front lines when the Honorable Barbara Jordan was 
elected and Mickey Leland. But even before that, he was one who would 
lead the community on addressing their rights and the right to stand 
against inequality.
  He was a friend of President George H.W. Bush, who happened to 
represent Acres Homes before we had the 18th Congressional District, 
which I represent. They had a relationship. They fought against drugs 
in that community.
  And, as well, he believes in education. He believes in young people. 
He has a church that reaches those who are in need.
  So tonight, this evening, I am delighted to honor his beloved wife 
and his family members, but to say to him: I salute you on your 90th 
birthday. Reverend Dr. F.N. Williams, you are deserving and, yes, you 
are a great American.

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