[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 20, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2158]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   COMMEMORATING MILTON F. FITCH, SR.

  (Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, there was standing room 
only at Wilson Community College in Wilson, North Carolina. It was so 
touching. Residents and family came from far and near in support of the 
Fitch family in renaming the Wilson Post Office in commemoration of Mr. 
Milton F. Fitch, Sr.
  Mr. Fitch was not just one of the first African-American mail 
carriers. He was an eastern North Carolina icon and a great American.
  He served our country honorably in World War II, returning home to 
raise his family and make a difference in his community. Indeed, he did 
exactly that.
  He and his wife, Cora, embedded a legacy of service into their 
children, Jerry, Toby, Patricia, Christine, and Ernestine.
  We are grateful to the U.S. Postal Service for working with us, the 
North Carolina delegation, and all of the communities who came out in 
support.
  Eastern North Carolina and America are better because of Milton F. 
Fitch, Sr. His name, now etched in the Wilson community, will inspire 
all who enter the post office to realize the endless possibilities that 
await us in eastern North Carolina.

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