[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 19, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E45]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF CAPTAIN PERCY OWENS NORWOOD JR.

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 19, 2021

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
life and service of a remarkable individual, retired Captain Percy 
Owens Norwood Jr.
  Retired U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Percy Owens Norwood Jr. was born 
February 14, 1946, in Memphis to Percy and Charlie Lott Norwood. Capt. 
Norwood of Carrollton, 74, was called to his heavenly home on Friday, 
November 27, 2020, at Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital in Winona.
  As a young man, Capt. Norwood enlisted in the United States Coast 
Guard on November 20, 1970. After almost 30 years of outstanding and 
dedicated service to our nation, he retired with the rank of captain on 
October 1, 2000. At the time of his retirement, he held three key 
positions: Commanding officer of Coast Guard Headquarters Support 
Command, commanding officer of Coast Guard Headquarters staff, and 
executive officer of Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Percy 
received numerous personal awards that include the Legion of Merit, two 
Meritorious Service Medals, two Coast Guard Commendation Medals, and 
the Coast Guard Achievement Medal. His nonmilitary awards include the 
National Image Incorporated Award (1993), the National Naval Officers 
Association's (NNOA) Dorie Miller Award (1993), the National 
Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) 
Distinguished Alumni Award (1995), and the NAACP Roy Wilkins Renown 
Service Award (1995). Mr. Norwood was inducted into the Alcorn State 
University Hall of Honor in 2006 for his outstanding leadership and 
service and elected by his fellow Alumni as Alcornite of the Year in 
2008 as Alcorn State University most distinguished alumnus.
  Capt. Norwood leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Bessie Marie 
Norwood; his children, Angelia Lavette Collins, Kelvin King Shaifer, 
Lindsey Marie Norwood Carson (Nathaniel) and Matthew Reginald Norwood; 
his grandchildren Devon, Shy, Nathaniel III, Alexis and Camerin; his 
great-grandchildren, Alex, Emberly and Zaniyah; his siblings Laura 
Norwood Davis, Willie Norwood, James Norwood (Rosie) and Ruther 
Flowers; his sister-in-law, Verna Norwood; his god-sister, Willie Mae 
Smith; his aunt, Emma Harrison; and a host of nieces, nephews, other 
relatives and friends.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the life, 
legacy and service of Captain Percy Owens Norwood Jr.

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