[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 100 (Thursday, June 13, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H4048]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING WILLIE MIMS

  (Mr. DeSAULNIER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, on May 22, the community I am fortunate 
to represent in the San Francisco Bay area lost a community leader and 
a giant for justice, equity, and inclusion and a good friend, Willie 
Mims.
  Throughout his life, Willie demonstrated his passion for his 
community, working tirelessly to empower and serve Contra Costa County 
and the Bay Area. A teacher by training, he spent more than 25 years in 
the classroom supporting and inspiring young minds and advocating on 
behalf of Contra Costa parents and students.
  As a civil rights leader, Willie was an original member of the 
Pittsburg, California, Black Political Association and executive board 
member of the East County Branch of the NAACP and was instrumental in 
the creation of the Antioch, California, School District's African-
American Male Initiative, which sought to address racial disparities 
between Black students and their peers. For his tireless work, Willie 
received the Dr. Martin Luther King Freedom Fighter Award in 2008 and 
was the Contra Costa County 2024 Humanitarian of the Year.
  It was an honor and a pleasure, and I am filled with gratitude, to 
have known Willie and to have been his friend over the years. He will 
be deeply missed by his family, friends, and the community.

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