[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 15545-15546]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO LARRY E. FOSTER

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 12, 2007

  Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, it is with deep sadness that I ask the 
House of Representatives to join me in honoring the memory of Larry E. 
Foster. Larry passed away Sunday, June 10, at the age of 66, after 
suffering with cancer for the past several months.
  Larry Foster started in public service fighting for the rights of 
senior citizens after graduating from Mississippi Industrial College 
with a bachelor of arts degree. He was the director of the Detroit 
Street Senior Citizen Center and

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the Hasselbring Senior Center. Elected to the Beecher Board of 
Education in 1977, Larry has held elected office ever since. He served 
on the Beecher Board of Education for 14 years.
  He went on to be elected as the Mt. Morris Township supervisor in 
1992 and has held that position ever since, He was the first African-
American ever elected to the supervisor post in the history of the 
township. He was a devoted servant of the people and worked tirelessly 
to make Mt. Morris Township a great place to live and work.
  Larry was enthusiastic about his community and spent many hours 
volunteering with Beecher Community Schools. He was the junior high 
school basketball coach for the past 31 years and a coach for the 
elementary football and basketball teams. In addition Larry served on 
the boards of many community organizations and was a member of St. Paul 
Missionary Baptist Church.
  Madam Speaker, Larry Foster was a wonderful friend, a great advocate 
for Mt. Morris Township, and a revered figure in Mt. Morris for the 
past 30 years. He leaves a lasting legacy of breaking down barriers, 
and compassion for his fellow human beings. The mark he left on the 
community is a true blessing and he will be greatly missed.

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