[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10764]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   IN LOVING MEMORY OF PAUL H. DeVAN

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                           HON. MAXINE WATERS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 15, 2010

  Ms. WATERS. Madam Speaker, I submit the following:

       To family of Paul H. DeVan,
       It is with great pain and sorrow that I express my 
     condolences to you, all of Paul's friends and the entire Head 
     Start family.
       Paul and I were very good friends--we met and worked 
     together starting in the early 1970's in the Head Start 
     Program. Paul was an activist, organizer, and a promoter of 
     fairness, justice, and equality for poor people, people of 
     color and people who simply needed to have friends to assist 
     them in locating resources to pursue a decent quality of 
     life.
       I loved Paul's kindness, his love of people and his 
     willingness to work hard for the betterment of our community. 
     Paul was the kind of man that understood his strength and 
     power. He had the confidence that is so necessary to make 
     things happen and get the job done.
       Unfortunately there are not many Paul DeVan's left in our 
     communities that are willing to meet the challenge of 
     discrimination, poverty and hopelessness. Paul had health 
     challenges for quite some time but never gave up. He loved 
     the Head Start Program and was the Founder of Training and 
     Research Foundation, which provides resources to parents to 
     help children fulfill their educational destinies.
       Paul and Elaine were a wonderful team that accomplished so 
     much. This home going for Paul must also be a thank you for 
     all he has done for so many. Paul, I love you and will miss 
     you very much.

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