[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11378]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                 WELCOME TO REVEREND PAUL A. STOOT, SR.

  (Mr. LARSEN of Washington asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride today 
that I would like to welcome Pastor Paul Allen Stoop to the House floor 
and to thank him for that moving prayer.
  Providing dynamic leadership, Pastor Stoot founded the Greater 
Trinity Missionary Baptist Church in Everett, Washington. In this 
capacity, Pastor Stoot gives much of himself to Everett and to his 
community each and every day.
  Pastor Stoot is not only concerned with those who are presently 
within the church, but also the well-being of everyone in our 
community. He does more than preach his faith, he lives it through 
precept and example. He is always reaching out to those in need, 
providing spiritual advice and support. When he is not directly serving 
members of his own church or running Operation Latchkey to help 
children be averted from dangerous behaviors, he volunteers his time as 
chaplain for the Everett Police Department for emergency services.
  His service to people does not end there. He serves the members of 
our community with dedication and even remembers the many crew members 
at the Everett Naval Home Port, who call Everett home for only a short 
period of time. The men and women stationed there know Pastor Stoot as 
one of the first faces crew members can count on to welcome them to 
their new home.
  Everett, Washington is indebted to Pastor Stoot for his services and 
I am honored to have him here today.

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