[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10597]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             IN LASTING MEMORY OF JUDGE GEORGE HOWARD, JR.

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                             HON. MIKE ROSS

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 25, 2007

  Mr. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Judge 
George Howard Jr., a true treasure to the community of Pine Bluff, 
Arkansas, and to the entire State of Arkansas. Judge Howard passed away 
April 21, 2007, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, at the age of 82.
  Judge Howard spent a lifetime breaking down barriers, and began his 
service to our nation at the age of 18 in the U.S. Navy during World 
War II. During his service, the Navy was segregated at the time. 
However, it was this personal experience that led him to become an 
attorney to ensure equal treatment for all under the law of the land.
  When he retuned from the war, Judge Howard completed his high school 
education in Pine Bluff and went on to graduate with honors from the 
pre-law program at Lincoln University in Missouri. Howard then became 
the first African American student to live on campus at the University 
of Arkansas at Fayetteville, where he earned his doctor of 
jurisprudence degree.
  Throughout his life and career, Judge George Howard believed deeply 
in the fundamental idea of justice for all. Judge Howard's 
distinguished service on the Arkansas State Claims Commission, the 
Arkansas Supreme Court, the Arkansas Court of Appeals and as a U.S. 
Federal Judge paved the way for African Americans in Arkansas to pursue 
careers in public service and the judiciary. He was admired for his 
fairness and will be forever remembered as a dedicated public servant 
who cared deeply about his family, his work, his state and his country.
  Judge Howard will be missed by his family, his community and all 
those who knew him and called him a friend. I will continue to keep his 
family in my thoughts and prayers.

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