[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25682]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


            A TRIBUTE TO THE REVEREND CANON H. GREGORY SMITH

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                          HON. ROBERT A. BRADY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 9, 2005

  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Reverend Canon H. Gregory Smith as he commemorates the 25th anniversary 
of his ordination. Reverend Smith is highly respected and beloved by 
the worshipping community of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Germantown, 
Pennsylvania, and has earned this respect in the many roles he has 
taken on throughout his life.
  A graduate of Bradley University, Reverend Smith majored in Education 
and Music, and also trained professionally as a tenor. After 
graduation, he went on to work for the Red Cross, but he never forgot 
his childhood dream of working in the White House. His father had told 
him that the only black people in the White House were servants, but 
the young Reverend Smith vowed that he would someday work at the White 
House, and not as a servant. True to his word, Reverend Smith soon 
moved on from his position at the Red Cross to become a writer at the 
White House for First Lady Betty Ford.
  After three years at the White House, Reverend Smith left to follow a 
call to attend seminary at Nashota House, and was ordained in June of 
1980. Since then, he has served as Pastor in Chicago, Atlanta, and 
Denver. Today, Mr. Speaker, I wish to express my deep gratitude for 
Reverend Smith's years of service to the community, and I extend my 
warmest congratulations to him on this 25th anniversary of his 
ordination. I ask that you and my other distinguished colleagues rise 
to congratulate him on all of his accomplishments.

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