[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23489]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       IN MEMORY OF BOBBY WEBBER

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 4, 2007

  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in memory of Bobby Webber, a 
former state representative from Fort Worth.
  Mr. Webber was born Sept. 16, 1937, in Madisonville, Texas. After his 
family moved to Fort Worth, in the 1940s, he served for five terms in 
the City Council. After attending Howard University, Mr. Webber joined 
the Army in 1959, serving in the 101st Airborne as a paratrooper. He 
was discharged in 1962 and received a bachelor's degree in business 
administration from the University of North Texas, my alma mater.
  Over the years, Mr. Webber built up several business interests in 
Fort Worth, including Angelic Webber Funeral Home, Eastwood Village 
Nursing Home and a family-owned Insurance company.
  A continued advocate for Fort Worth's African-American community, Mr. 
Webber won a seat in the Texas House. He understood the needs of his 
constituents and represented them with commitment and enthusiasm.
  Mr. Webber's dedication to Fort Worth was not simply a matter of 
politics; it was a matter of heart. He served as pastor of Greater St. 
James Baptist Church in Fort Worth and Community Missionary Baptist 
Church in Arlington.
  His survivors include his mother, Charlie Mae Webber of Fort Worth; 
two sisters, Joann Breedlove and Janyce Avery, both of Fort Worth; a 
brother, Joseph Webber of Fort Worth; and a daughter, Vanessa Jean 
Webber, and grandson, Alvin James III, of Atlanta.
  I would like to recognize Mr. Webber for his tremendous service to 
Fort Worth and his fellow man. His spirit of fairness and equality 
should be seen as an example to us all. I was honored to have 
represented him in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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