[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 7262-7263]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    TRIBUTE TO PASTOR THOMAS J. BOYD OF SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH ON HIS 
                               RETIREMENT

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 8, 2006

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to give tribute to the Reverend Thomas 
J. Boyd, retiring pastor of Salem Baptist Church in Brooklyn, New York. 
A Native Brooklynite born eighty-nine years ago in Bedford Stuyvesant, 
Reverend Boyd has for forty years led his flock through the true spirit 
of the Creator. His vision and hard work have resulted in more than 
half a million dollars in scholarship funds distributed to deserving 
young people and through his leadership, Salem Baptist Church has grown 
dramatically in size and membership.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that this tribute to the Rev. Dr. Thomas J. Boyd 
be entered into the Record so that we can remember his good works and a 
lifetime of achievement.

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