[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 103 (Tuesday, June 18, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E644-E645]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING PASTOR ROSEMARIE G. ROTH AS A DISTINGUISHED LEADER IN CENTRAL 
                  FLORIDA FOR CARIBBEAN HERITAGE MONTH

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                            HON. DARREN SOTO

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 18, 2024

  Mr. SOTO. Mr. Speaker, Pastor Rosemarie G. Roth is the mother of 
Richard John, Rachel Melissa, and Rebecca Anne and the grandmother of 
three. She volunteers at OurLegacy with Advent Health, which is 
dedicated to raising awareness about organ donation within Caribbean 
and Latino communities. She was the president of the Organ Donation 
Foundation in 1991 when the organ donor designation was placed on 
Florida driver's licenses.
  In June of 1994, along with her grandmother, Lydell C. Dawkins, she 
founded Alpha Point, Inc., as a Christian Center. It now functions as a 
resource connector, where she and other community advocates offer 
resources to the community. They distribute free groceries and hot 
meals, and develop relationships with local churches, schools, and 
small businesses to organize outreach events to keep the community 
engaged. She offers free pre-marital counseling for the state of 
Florida and officiates weddings and funerals at no cost.
  Additionally, she serves as an end-of-life doula, providing meals, 
housing referrals, and supplies to patients with unfavorable prognoses. 
Her wealth of information has allowed her to author 17 non-fiction 
books. She writes with passion about cultural and life experiences for 
the Caribbean American Passport News Magazine monthly.
  Her legacy will be her love for people and the joy it brings her to 
bring hope through information. Her presence is welcomed by Chambers 
Park in the City of Kissimmee, where she coordinates a sewing class and 
a book club, thus fostering a nurturing and educational environment for 
children. Her community involvement includes being the former president 
of Jamaican Cultural Connection, Inc., secretary of the Caribbean 
American Chamber of Commerce, Inc., co-host of ``Life: Raw & Real'' on 
CRRFM Radio Network, outreach director for the Global Jamaica Diaspora, 
covering 13 southern states, and president of Citrus Ridge Merchant 
Association, Inc.
  Pastor Rosemarie G. Roth's commitment to serving her community 
exemplifies the true spirit of being a community builder through 
advocacy.

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