[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 51 (Monday, March 25, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E342]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING THE WILLIAMSON FAMILY

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                         HON. DONNA E. SHALALA

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 25, 2019

  Ms. SHALALA. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Ed, Carol, 
and Trae Williamson. The Williamsons are pillars of the South Florida 
community and have been named Citizens of the Year by the Biscayne Bay 
Kiwanis Club, one of my District's most active community service 
organizations.
  The Biscayne Bay Kiwanis Club serves disadvantaged children in Miami 
through partnerships with more than a dozen local schools. In addition, 
the Club has awarded over $200,000 in college scholarships over the 
past seven years.
  This year marks the first time the Biscayne Bay Kiwanis Club has 
selected an entire family for the Citizen of the Year Award. Ed, Carol, 
and Trae have made tremendous contributions to our community, both 
through Ed's business, the Williamson Automative Group, and through 
their involvement with numerous community organizations in Miami, 
including the Orange Bowl Committee, the Greater Miami Chamber of 
Commerce, the Beacon Council, the Dade Foundation, the United Way of 
Dade County, the Rotary Club of South Florida, and the Miami Business 
Forum. The Williamsons are also generous supporters of the University 
of Miami, where Trae is currently a PhD candidate and adjunct professor 
in management.
  The Williamson family exemplifies extraordinary dedication to the 
South Florida community. I am pleased to celebrate their achievements 
as community leaders.

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