[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12509]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING THE REVEREND JOHNNIE JEFFERSON ROBERSON ON FATHER'S DAY

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                             HON. AL GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 12, 2008

  Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, this Father's Day, I would like 
to honor a man who exemplifies what it means to be an excellent 
father--a man who is a community leader, an upstanding and moral man, 
and a positive role model for our youth. The Reverend Johnnie Jefferson 
Roberson, who lives in my congressional district, has done great 
things, and I am proud to express my congratulations to him for all he 
has done for our community.
  Earlier this year, Reverend Roberson marked the semi-centennial of 
the Mt. Hebron Missionary Baptist Church, of which he was a founder and 
organizer. Reverend Roberson has shown tremendous loyalty to his 
church, serving as the pastor of Mt. Hebron to this day. Under Reverend 
Roberson's leadership, Mt. Hebron has expanded and strengthened greatly 
and now has over 1,000 families as members. Along with his service to 
Mt. Hebron, Reverend Roberson also has served his country, serving in 
the United States Army during World War II. In commemoration of 
Reverend Roberson's great work, he received an NAACP Leadership Award 
in 2005, and I believe that he deserves recognition from all of us.
  Reverend Roberson has long been a valued member of community, and 
rightly so. On this occasion of Father's Day, I would like to recognize 
Reverend Roberson for all of his accomplishments and urge people across 
America to look to leaders such as Reverend Roberson as role models for 
their work in inspiring and engaging our youth to live productive, 
positive lives.

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