[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 27, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E215]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               IN HONOR OF MR. JAMES AUSTIN JENKINS, JR.

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 27, 2019

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Madam Speaker, it is with a heavy heart and 
solemn remembrance that I pay tribute to a great man, outstanding 
public servant, and dear friend of longstanding, Mr. James Austin 
Jenkins, Jr. Mr. Jenkins passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019. A 
funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at 12:00 p.m. 
at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Burkville, Alabama.
  James Austin Jenkins, Jr. was born on December 28, 1937, to the late 
James Austin Jenkins, Sr. and Octavia McCray Jenkins. A product of the 
Lowndes County, Alabama Public School System, he graduated from Lowndes 
County Training School before attending Alabama State University, where 
he received his bachelor's degree in Political Science.
  James built quite an impressive career as a public servant in our 
nation's federal government which was demonstrated through his 
dedicated services to the National Park Service, as a Ranger stationed 
in the Washington Monument and as a Horse Mounted Ranger at Prince 
William Forest Park in Virginia, as well as in Federal Government Law 
Enforcement, and finally as a National Zoological Park Police Officer 
with The Smithsonian Institution.
  George Washington Carver once said, ``No individual has any right to 
come into the world and go out of it without leaving behind distinct 
and legitimate reasons for having passed through it.'' We are all so 
blessed that Mr. James Austin Jenkins, Jr. passed this way during his 
life's journey. As a proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., 
his exuberant personality captured the attention of all those he 
encountered and made him the life of the party wherever he went. He 
will be remembered for his welcoming spirit and love for his 
fraternity, his friends, and above all else, his family. He leaves 
behind a great legacy in public service to and warm cherished memories 
in the lives of those who knew him.
  While he was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Aaron, 
Frederick, and Elliot; he is survived by his children, Karen, Earl, 
Bianca, Alicia, and Nathan; and a host of family and friends who will 
miss him dearly.
  On a personal note, James and I both understood the importance of 
addressing the important issues facing our nation's Veterans and would 
discuss these issues at the Veterans Brain Trust during the 
Congressional Black Caucus' Annual Legislative Conference, which he 
attended regularly.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me, along with my wife, 
Vivian; and the more than 730,000 residents of Georgia's Second 
Congressional District in paying tribute to Mr. James Austin Jenkins, 
Jr. for his service to our country. We extend our deepest condolences 
to his family and friends during this difficult time of bereavement and 
pray that they will be comforted by an abiding faith and the Holy 
Spirit in the days, weeks, and months ahead.

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