[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 172 (Friday, October 2, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E921]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              IN RECOGNITION OF MR. CHARLES W. REEDER, JR.

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 2, 2020

  Mr. WITTMAN. Madam Speaker, it is with deep sadness but great respect 
that I take this time to remember Mr. Charles W. Reeder, Jr., who 
passed away on September 7, 2020, at the age of 69. Mr. Reeder's love 
for his family and dedication to his community is noteworthy and 
admirable. While he will be truly missed by his family and friends, the 
impact he has had on his community will live on for generations to 
come.
  Mr. Reeder received a Master of Divinity from Virginia Theological 
Seminary and he later completed a Doctor of Ministry from Ashland 
Seminary and worked for Food for the Poor, raising funds for third 
world countries. During 40 years of ministry, he served churches in 
Ohio, Illinois, Washington, and Colorado. He also taught classes at 
several college venues as well as prisons. Teaching and preaching were 
his passions, and he excelled at both. He had a love for theology and 
physics, remodeling and good music.
  His life was filled with compassion, and he lived to serve the needs 
of others. His greatest loves, however, were his wife, Pat, his two 
daughters, and his three precious grandsons. Therefore, Madam Speaker, 
I ask you to rise with me in honor of Mr. Charles Reeder, Jr. He will 
be profoundly missed, but his memory lives on in his family.

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