[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 121 (Thursday, July 18, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H7094]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THE MEMORY OF PHIL FREELON

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Phil Freelon, who 
passed away on July 9 at his home in Durham, North Carolina.
  While attending Central High School in Philadelphia, he was drawn to 
art and the technique of designing and building. He was one of two 
Black architect students at North Carolina State University's College 
of Design, where he had a passion for increasing diversity within his 
profession.
  One of his major contributions to our Nation was the building of the 
National Museum of African American History and Culture.
  Mr. Speaker, we mourn the passing of Mr. Freelon, but his legacy and 
passion lives on to educate and empower the next generation of 
architects.

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