[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 22416]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 REMEMBERING THE HONORABLE HENRY HOWARD

  (Mr. BARROW asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARROW. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor one of Augusta, 
Georgia's finest community leaders. Georgia State Representative Henry 
Howard passed away Monday morning. A dedicated public servant and a 
believer in the power of gospel music, Henry Howard always served his 
hometown with dignity, compassion, and an endless supply of love and 
goodwill.
  Mr. Howard was a beloved son of Georgia's Garden City. An 
entrepreneur with a sound business sense, he helped build up many small 
businesses across the city. Later he would enter public service, 
serving on the Richmond County Commission. Soon after that he was 
elected to the State legislature, where he established himself as one 
of Augusta's most accomplished and hard-working State representatives. 
He was reelected seven times in a row.
  Just before his last reelection, the local paper praised 
Representative Howard, saying simply: ``His goal is the same of every 
Augustan, the betterment of our city.''
  When Henry Howard passed away Monday morning, we lost a public 
servant who led by example, a leader who shared the beliefs and hopes 
of his hometown.
  The Bible says a good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, 
and loving favor rather than silver or gold. Mr. Speaker, Henry Howard 
made a good name for himself, his family; and he enjoyed the loving 
favor of all who knew him.

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