[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E23]
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            IN MEMORY OF REVEREND LAWRENCE IRVING SLATER SR.

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                          HON. MARC A. VEASEY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 11, 2022

  Mr. VEASEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the life and 
accomplishments of Reverend Lawrence Irving Slater, Sr.--a pillar of 
our Fort Worth community.
  Reverend Slater was a graduate of Como High School in Fort Worth, 
Texas before serving as a brave member of the United States Army and 
then graduating from Southwestern Baptist Seminary in Fort Worth. 
Reverend Slater was a man of faith who proudly served our community 
through his preaching tenure at Strangers Rest Baptist Church and as an 
Associate Pastor at Greater Rising Star Baptist Church.
  My thoughts and prayers are with all those who knew and loved 
Reverend Slater, particularly his wife, Lessie Slater, and his five 
children, Diana Lynn Wright, Shirley Thomas, Kathy Slater, Lisa Holmes, 
and Lawrence Slater, Jr. May his memory last forever.

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