[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25298]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   WELCOMING REVEREND GRIFFIN LOTSON

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Kingston) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize a friend of mine and a 
fellow Georgian who had the great honor of giving our opening prayer 
today. The Reverend Griffin Lotson is a man of great character and has 
served as our Guest Chaplain.
  Reverend Lotson has been a pastor of Sams Memorial Church of God in 
Christ in Crescent, Georgia, for 18 years. During that time he has also 
served as executive director of Sams Memorial Community Economic 
Development, a nonprofit organization dedicated to affording low-income 
citizens the opportunity to realize the American dream of purchasing a 
home.
  Reverend Lotson and Sams Memorial have been able to partner with the 
Federal, State and local governments to develop a multimillion-dollar 
housing development in Georgia. Through his hard work, families who 
never imagined they would be able to afford a home for their children 
are now achieving that dream.
  His success has earned him many awards. Reverend Lotson was voted 
2005 Citizen of the Year by the Rotary Club of McIntosh County and was 
a national award winner of the 2005 Rural Leader of America, just to 
name a few.
  Reverend Lotson has been blessed in his personal life as well as in 
his ministry. He and his beautiful wife of 28 years, Carolyn, have 
three children, all of whom have bravely served this country as members 
of the Navy and the United States Air Force.
  Mr. Speaker, through his hard work and dedication, and through the 
gospel of Jesus Christ, Griffin Lotson has earned the respect and 
admiration of the members of his church, his community and his State. 
It is an honor to have him with us today.

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