[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9444]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                         HONORING JOE WILLIAMS

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 25, 2000

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, a concerned, giving and caring man is 
retiring from public office after many years of serving the people of 
his communities. Joe Williams is stepping down as President of the City 
Council of Warren, Ohio. He has already received many awards for his 
outstanding public service; including the Governor's Award and the 
Mayor's Award for outstanding civic contributions, the City Council 
Citation, Honorary Auditor by the State Auditor and Honorary Deputy. He 
was inducted into the Trumbull (County) African-American Achievers Hall 
of Fame and has also been honored by the Black Knights Police 
Association and Who's Who Among Black Americans.
  He holds the record for being elected to the City Council for 22 
years and has been elected to the Trumbull County Central Committee of 
the Democratic Party for five terms. He was the first African American 
to represent the Seventh Ward and the first to become President of the 
Warren City Council.
  Joe was born and raised in Tuskegee, Alabama where he attended the 
Tukegee Institute, completing an Associate Degree in Electrical Design. 
In 1977 the City of Tuskegee proclaimed him Honorary Mayor.
  Joe has been an electrician for 34 years at General Motors. He is 
married to Marilyn Hainesworth Williams and they have two children. Joe 
Williams is an outstanding example of someone who dedicates his life to 
his family and his community. He is a public servant who could serve as 
a role model for all of us. I congratulate him on his many 
accomplishments and wish him the very best in the future.

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