[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19931]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                     HONORING GEORGE H. WELDON, SR.

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                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 27, 2000

  Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and congratulate a 
long-time constituent of the 15th Congressional District of New York 
and certainly a very dear friend, George H. Weldon, Sr.
  On September 28, 2000, George Weldon will receive the Tenth Annual 
Samuel DeWitt Proctor Phoenix Award from the Abyssinian Development 
Corporation which is a comprehensive community development and human 
services organization serving the Harlem community.
  George Weldon is one of Harlem's leading businessmen. He has operated 
the George H. Weldon Funeral Home, Inc., a well-respected family owned 
funeral business located in Harlem, for over forty years.
  A committed civic and business leader, Mr. Weldon is currently a 
member of various boards including Empire State Funeral Directors 
Association, Metropolitan Funeral Directors Association, Harlem Junior 
Tennis League, and Vice President of LaGuardia Memorial House. He also 
serves as the Secretary of the Board of the Business Resource and 
Investment Service Center (BRISC) of the Upper Manhattan Empowerment 
Zone.
  Active in the Harlem Business Alliance since 1987, he later served 
two terms as President. It was during those terms, that he led the 
organization into the forefront of economic development in Harlem and 
throughout New York City.
  In 1995, I appointed George Weldon to the Uptown Partnership where he 
currently serves as its Chairman. The Partnership was convened to bring 
together the diverse business communities in the Upper Manhattan 
Empowerment Zone. He also serves on the Mayor's Harlem Task Force for 
Conflict Resolution.
  A native of Harlem, Mr. Weldon served in the U.S. Army and is an 
Honorable Discharged veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict. 
Upon leaving the Army, he attended the American Academy of Mortuary 
Science College where he graduated as a Licensed Funeral Director.
  George Weldon has received numerous awards and citations for his 
service and commitment to the community including the Education Alumni 
Group of City College of New York (Business Educator of the Year), the 
Metropolitan Civic League (Martin Luther King, Jr. Award), and the New 
York Urban League (Building Brick Award).
  Mr. Weldon is married and is the father of two children, both of whom 
have followed in his footsteps as Funeral Directors. He is also the 
grandfather of five.
  In his own words: ``Let's not only leave our children a legacy of 
love, but a legacy of economic empowerment.''

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