[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 22, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S4693]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   REMEMBERING EMMANUEL LARRYN SLACK

 Mr. CASSIDY. Madam President, Emmanuel Larryn Slack, age 17, 
entered into eternal rest on Friday, June 4, 2021, at Oschner LSU 
Hospital in Shreveport, LA. Emmanuel was born on January 18, 2004, to 
Melvin G. Slack, Jr., and Bridgette L. Wililams in Shreveport, LA. 
While attending Union Spring Baptist Church under the leadership of 
Pastor Roosevelt Seaberry, he was an active member of the youth choir 
and the drill team. Upon changing residences, he later accepted the 
Lord Jesus Christ as his Savior under the leadership of Pastor Joey 
Ketchum at the Western Hills Baptist Church. He was a faithful and 
active member in the ministry. Gifted with reaching young people, he 
became active with Bible studies, Vacation Bible School, and Youth 
Group activities under both leaders. Emmanuel attended Huntington High 
School, where he was a member of the Yearbook club and participated in 
JROTC. When thinking of career choices, he was originally certain he 
wanted to be a police officer or an FBI agent, but it was after he took 
an interest in politics and the Republican Party that he began to 
thrive. He became active with the Texas Young Republicans and 
Republican Women of Bossier, where he expressed his beliefs in American 
individualism, rule of law, the Constitution, and the Holy Bible, which 
guided him to greatness and continual self-improvement. Emmanuel 
expressed his views across Louisiana and Texas lines and considered 
himself to be bipartisan, a conservative Republican, a proud soon-to-be 
Texan, upholding traditional values like bravery, courage, leadership, 
and principle, and above all, a follower of Christ. Emmanuel was 
actively working on an internship with Rhonda Anderson of Longview, TX. 
He was embraced by Governor Greg Abbott's office; Tarrant County Young 
Republicans of Fort Worth, TX; attorney general of Louisiana Jeff 
Landry's office; Caddo Parish Commissioner Jim Taliaferro; Commissioner 
Mario Chavez of District 10; Congressman   Mike Johnson of the Fourth 
District of Louisiana; Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana Billy 
Nungesser; Republican Women of Bossier; and Ouachita Parish Republican 
Women. His hope was to become a Governor, Senator, or President.
  Preceding Emmanuel in death were his maternal grandmother Marel D. 
Williams, grandfather Larry N. Williams, Sr., and paternal grandfather 
Melvin Slack, Sr., a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He leaves to 
celebrate his life parents Bridgette L. Williams and Melvin G. Slack, 
Jr.; paternal grandmother Jackie Spivey Slack; brothers Triston M. 
Williams, Nehemiah C. Slack, and Melvin Slack III; sisters De'Angelique 
Slack and Jasmine Slack; Godparents Tamra P. Thompson, Michael 
Pennywell; Pastor Handy Giles and First Lady Charlene Giles; aunt 
Yolanda Y. Williams-Brown; uncle Larry N. Williams, Jr.; special 
friends Mario Chavez, Jenna Marie Kimball, Tayler Davis, Clayton Quinn, 
Parker Ward, and Whitney Scates; mentors, Christ Henry and Joshua 
Harvey; as well as several uncles, aunts, and loving cousins.

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