[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 197 (Thursday, November 19, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H5982]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO MARK ANTHONY BROWN

  (Ms. SLOTKIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. SLOTKIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember a lifelong servant 
of the Lansing community, Mr. Mark Anthony Brown, who passed away 
November 9. I had the honor of knowing him and to have learned much 
from him.
  Born and raised in Lansing, and devoted to Lansing until his final 
days, he lived with relentless desire to improve himself and those 
around him. He was an integral part of many Lansing organizations, from 
the local branch of the NAACP to the Mayor's Diversity Inclusion 
Advisory Board. In every endeavor, he was dedicated to making sure that 
underrepresented voices were heard when decisions were made.
  Mr. Brown was a man who was loved deeply. Guided by faith, with his 
family as his north star, he never stopped working for his community. 
Above all, Mr. Brown believed in the power of genuine connections 
across race, creed, background, and belief. He was a unifier who 
brought people together to better Lansing, and I will be forever 
grateful to him.
  Today, I am thinking of those closest to him: His mother, his 
brothers and sisters, his aunts and uncles, and his four children.
  I speak these words today so that his legacy is forever remembered in 
the permanent Record of the people's House, letting all who read it 
know: Mark Brown made a difference.

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