[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 38 (Monday, March 1, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E187]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO DEACON DAVIES JOHNSON

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                          HON. DANNY K. DAVIS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 1, 2021

  Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, to be of service to 
humanity is one of the greatest attributes one can have. Such was the 
life and character traits of Davies Johnson. Born and raised in rural 
Arkansas on the border of Louisiana, in the little town of Wilmot, 
Arkansas, Davies married his childhood sweetheart Mabel Parker in 1953 
and migrated to Chicago, Illinois where they made their home and their 
lives. Davies was employed by the Burlington Railroad where he began as 
a Porter and became a Crane Operator and retired as a Supervisor after 
thirty-three years. Mr. Johnson was always kind and considerate. He was 
Christian-orientated and joined the Lord's Way Missionary Baptist 
Church in 1973. At Lord's Way, Mr. Johnson served on the Trustee Board, 
Sunday School Superintendent, Chairman of the Deacon Board and as 
anything else the church needed him to do. Deacon Johnson was a 
stalwart in his family and the community where he lived. He was a man 
of high standards and was well regarded by all who knew him. The world 
became a better place because Davies Johnson lived, and my life was 
enriched by knowing him. May he rest in peace.

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