[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 30, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H3311]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              MOURNING THE LOSS OF REVEREND HOWARD HAYWOOD

  (Mr. KENNEDY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KENNEDY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to join Myrtle Baptist 
Church, the Newton community, and the entire Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts in mourning the loss of Reverend Howard Haywood.
  A little over a year ago, I walked into Myrtle Baptist with my 
family, and Reverend Haywood welcomed us with a warm embrace that few 
could match. It was that physical, emotional embrace that countless 
congregants and visitors will never forget.
  With eight generations of his family calling Newton home, the 
reverend liked to talk about how the city shaped him. If anything, our 
city stands kinder, stronger, and more just because of him.
  A journeyman bricklayer and construction worker for five decades, he 
literally built Massachusetts into what it is today. Yet he still felt 
like he had more to offer, so he spent the little free time he found 
fighting for affordable housing and civil rights for his fellow 
citizens.
  To his wife, Katy; his daughter, Kristen; his son, Howard, Jr.; and 
the entire Haywood family, please know how grateful we are that you 
shared this magnificent man with all of us.

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