[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 14763-14764]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                         HONORING WAYNE BEVILL

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                          HON. SAXBY CHAMBLISS

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 26, 2001

  Mr. CHAMBLISS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Dr./Rev. 
Wayne Bevill who is retiring after twenty-five years of dedication and 
service to the Macon Rescue Mission. Dr. Bevill has been such an 
inspiration to everyone he comes in contact with and will be loved and 
missed by the staff and Board of Directors.
  I have been pleased since my election to the House of Representatives 
to have served

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on the Advisory Board of the Macon Rescue Mission and to have 
participated in the Grand Opening ceremonies for their fine new 
facility in Macon. After working so closely with Wayne Bevill on a 
number of faith-based endeavors, I have learned what an outstanding man 
he really is.
  His extensive list of contributions to the community is astounding. 
He graduated from Rice Seminary and served as a chairman of multiple 
foundation, including the Bibb County Child Abuse Protocol, the Task 
Force Against Domestic Violence, the Middle Georgia Task Force for the 
Homeless, and the Bibb County Commission Task Force. He has received 
numerous awards for his service in helping victims of domestic 
violence, abused children, and homeless people. In fact, he opened the 
first shelter for battered women. By serving as Executive Director of 
the Macon Rescue Mission, he started the Macon Area Food Bank and ran 
the Dove Center for five years. Because of Dr. Bevill's commitment and 
hard work, the Macon Rescue Mission moved into its new facility in 
October of 2000, where it remains one of the finest and up to date 
facilities in the state of Georgia. In honor of his many 
accomplishments, Dr. Bevill received an Honorary Doctorate from Toccoa 
Falls College in May of 2001.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to call to the attention of the House of 
Representatives the many accomplishments that have followed in the path 
of Dr. Wayne Bevill. I feel privileged to know such a dedicated and 
upstanding citizen. I thank him for his efforts to improve the lives of 
so many others in Macon and across Georgia.

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