[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 23345]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  WELCOMING REVEREND DARRELL DARLING, UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, SANTA 
                            CRUZ, CALIFORNIA

  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, I have known the Reverend 
Darling for many years. He is a friend, he is a counselor, he is a 
confidante. His family is not new to this Chamber. Reverend Darling and 
his wife, Karen, are the parents of Adam Darling, who we all know died 
in the ill-fated crash with Secretary Ron Brown on a mountain in 
Croatia.

  Reverend Darling is a long-time resident of Santa Cruz, California. 
Known locally as Darrell Darling, he is a man known for his spirit, for 
pursuit of civil rights, peace, and justice.

  In his ministry, Reverend Darling has taken seriously the admonition 
and invitation to feed the hungry, shelter the strange, forgive the 
enemy, and visit the prisoner. He is someone who lives what he 
preaches, and the community is made stronger for it.

  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to host Reverend Darling. He brings with him 
today a message of peace, a message of tolerance, a message of hope. I 
commend him to my colleagues and hope that you will hear his words, 
read his words, and take them to heart.

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