[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 14, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E931]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING GRANVILLE EDISON FISHER, JR.

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 14, 2022

  Mr. WITTMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the 95th 
birthday of Mr. Granville Edison Fisher, Jr. Granville is a veteran, a 
pillar of his community, and a loving father and husband.
  Granville is a lifelong resident of Westmoreland County. As a youth, 
he attended the Kremlin School and A.T. Johnson High School. He then 
attended Virginia State College and Echols Mortuary School. However, 
before attending Echols, he heroically served in the U.S. Army in World 
War II in the Occupation of Japan.
  After returning home and graduating from Echols, Granville began 
working at Weldon's Funeral Home. In 1995, the business changed its 
name to the Weldon-Fisher Funeral Home. The funeral home has operated 
for an impressive 72 years.
  Granville also selflessly serves his community. He has been a Deacon 
at Galilee Baptist Church for 65 years and counting, and a part of the 
Northern Neck Deacon's Union since 1985. Furthermore, he formerly 
served as a Worshipful Master at the Westmoreland Masonic Lodge No. 
212. He served on the Peninsula Emergency Service Council Board of 
Directors for 11 years and has served on the Central Virginia Health 
Service Board of Directors since 2000. He is also the former President 
and a current member of the Westmoreland Chapter of the Virginia State 
University Alumni Association.
  Most importantly, Granville is a dedicated father and husband. He and 
his late wife, O. Bernice Roane Fisher, to whom he was married for 45 
years, had 4 children: Mr. Gary Wayne Fisher, Sr., Ms. Cecelia A. 
Robinson, Pastor Darryl E. Fisher, and Dr. Wanda M. Fisher.
  Madam Speaker, I ask you to join me in recognizing the 
accomplishments and service of Mr. Granville Edison Fisher, Jr. May God 
bless him and his family.

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