[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10738]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                       PASSING OF EARL SHINHOSTER

  (Ms. McKINNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. Speaker, our Nation has lost one of its bravest 
warriors. Mr. Earl Shinhoster was one of Georgia's finest, one of 
America's finest.
  This brave warrior fought for over 30 years with the NAACP to make 
America a better place for all of us. He worked tirelessly to empower 
the powerless and to give hope to the hopeless. He labored thanklessly 
to make a difference. He certainly made a difference in my life. I knew 
him to be a loving husband, an understanding father, and a great friend 
to all of us.
  Earl Shinhoster has now received his very last battle scar, but his 
memory will never fade. His mantle may not have been filled with 
trophies. His battles were not put to song. No chest of shiny medals. 
But true warriors do not wear medals. They wear scars.
  Earl Shinhoster was a warrior in the truest sense of the word, and he 
will surely be missed by us all.

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