[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 14850-14851]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              {time}  1930
                 HONORING THE MEMORY OF WARREN G. DAVIS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Scott) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise on this occasion to first 
of all say how much I appreciate this opportunity to address my 
colleagues and the Nation and to talk for just a few moments on a good 
and decent person, a great American. His name is Warren G. Davis.
  Warren G. Davis passed away a few days ago. He was more than just an 
ordinary person. God blesses us with many blessings. But there is no 
greater blessing that he blesses you with than that to have a friend, a 
friend for life. And that is what Warren G. Davis meant to me and our 
friendship.
  Warren G. Davis comes out of Texas. He was born out of Refugio, 
Texas, near Victoria and near Corpus Christi, a man of God from the 
very beginning. Warren Davis was a loving husband to

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his wife of over 38 years, Linda. He was a loving father to his two 
sons, Brad and Warren Junior. He was a loving brother to Fred Davis and 
his cousin Harold Martin. And of course his mother, his father and his 
entire beloved family mourns this hour.
  But let me just say, Mr. Speaker, that not only his family mourns, 
his immediate family, for this young man touched many lives. In his 
community of South Lake, Texas, he played such an important role as a 
community leader, for Warren not only gave to his family, but he gave 
to his extended family and his entire community. He served on the 
school board of South Lake from 1993 to 1996. He was a member of the 
Red Creek Community Association. As a matter of fact, he served as its 
president. He was also a member of the very elite community group 
called the Dragons Council. It was no ordinary group, for this is an 
elite fan-based booster group for the young people in that community 
and supported the South Lake teams.
  To show you a measure of his commitment, over the many years Warren 
G. Davis never missed a single game. He gave so much of his life to 
this community.
  Warren Davis and I go back from the very beginning of our college 
careers. He has been a friend for over 45 years to me, Mr. Speaker, for 
in 1963 we both went to Florida A&M University where this young man was 
also my college roommate for 4 years. We pledged fraternity together, 
the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity; oh, did he love Alpha Phi Alpha, and we 
pledged the Beta Nu Chapter. We affectionately referred to ourselves as 
the 12 disciples. But Warren Davis was the enforcer of our group. He 
was the glue that kept us together. He learned very early to work with 
different people. He not only was there as a fraternity person, but 
also worked early in the student movement when we had the task of 
integrating many of the public facilities in Tallahassee, Florida, as 
we matriculated through Florida A&M University.
  When he left Florida A&M, he started a very distinguished career in 
the computer field as one of the foremost African-American executives 
with the IBM corporation, working as an executive in the management and 
the market and the accounting areas, and paving the way for other 
African Americans to be able to follow in his footsteps.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a great American and one who was humble and 
humbled himself before God and understood not only who he was but whose 
he was.
  And so I just want to rise this afternoon to say these few words 
about my great friend, my good friend, Warren Davis. Let me just say in 
conclusion, Mr. Speaker, that Warren Davis fought the good fight. 
Warren Davis finished his course, and Warren Davis kept the faith. And 
henceforth there is put up for him a crown of righteousness which the 
Lord, that righteous judge, has made available to Warren G. Davis, and 
so many people both near and far all across the breadth and the scope 
of America collectively say we thank God for sending Warren G. Davis 
our way.

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