[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 9, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S1422]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                     TRIBUTE TO REVEREND KEVIN COX

 Mr. CASSIDY. Mr. President, on March 15, 2021, having served 
the Louisiana District United Pentecostal Church in the role of 
district secretary, 1998-2005, and district superintendent, 2005-
Present, Reverend Kevin Cox will retire from his current role, though 
remaining active in ministry.
  Kevin was born in St. Paul, MN--spent his early years in Missouri--
before moving to Bogalusa in 1974, when his father became pastor there. 
He is a graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University, where he earned 
a BS in accounting. In addition to his ministerial license, he holds 
CPA credentials. He married the love of his life, Delisa, in 1979. She 
passed away in the spring of 2012. Kevin and Delisa served as pastor in 
Wewahitchka, FL, from 1980-1986 before returning to Bogalusa where they 
joined Kevin's parents and assumed the pastorate of First Pentecostal 
Church of Bogalusa for 12 years. With his election as district 
secretary, the Cox Family--Kevin and Delisa, along with their two sons, 
Andrew and Stephen--relocated to the Campground in Tioga.
  As district superintendent, in addition to being responsible for the 
oversight of the ministers and churches of Louisiana, Reverend Cox has 
continued to coordinate the Louisiana United Pentecostal Camp Meeting. 
This annual Camp Meeting event has convened for over 100 years here in 
Louisiana and consists of a week of worship, fellowship, and fun. The 
Bible speaks of laying up crowns in heaven as a reward for good works 
on earth. I hope it is many years before Kevin Cox ascends to heaven. 
When he does, he will have many crowns.

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