[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9833]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     REMEMBERING LEROY NESBIT, JR.

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 22, 2011

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I rise today 
to pay tribute to a dear friend, Leroy Nesbit, Jr. Leroy passed away on 
Monday, June 20th.
  When I was a teacher at Flint Central High School, Leroy was a 
student there. My wife, Gayle, had Leroy as a student in her French 
class. Even in those early days, we could see his potential for 
leadership and vision, and Leroy lived up to his full potential. He 
went on to earn his Associates Degree in Business from Baker Business 
University, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration 
from Ferris State College, and a Masters Degree in Administration from 
Central Michigan University. He started working for AC Spark Plug as an 
auditor and worked his way up to a position on General Motors 
Government Relations Staff.
  As an active volunteer in the credit union movement, Leroy served on 
the Dort Federal Credit Union Board of Directors since 1975. He held 
several leadership positions at Dort Federal Credit Union and he was 
active with credit unions on a national level. He served as the 
National President of the Council of GM Credit Unions, Chief 
Coordinator of the Combined Council of Automotive Credit Unions, he was 
active with the Michigan Credit Union League and the African-American 
Credit Union Coalition.
  Leroy served as Chairman of the Flint Area Convention and Visitors 
Bureau, past Polemarch of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Chairman of the 
Northern Province Senior Kappa Affairs Committee and Northern Province 
Achievement Committee. He was a member of the Michigan Travel 
Commission, a board member of the Flint Disability Network, and 3rd 
Vice President of the Mariah Consulting Group in Washington DC. He was 
awarded the General Motors Chairman's Award for Excellence in Community 
Affairs, the Michigan Credit Union League Hall of Fame--Distinguished 
Service Award, and the Robert L. Gordon Achievement Award from Kappa 
Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
  A devout Christian, Leroy accepted Christ as his personal Savior and 
worshiped with the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church where he is a 
former member of the Highlight Gospel Chorus and the Progressive 
Laymen. He leaves behind another church family to treasure his memory, 
the Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in 
expressing condolences to Leroy's wife Gwendolyn, and his daughter, 
Jacqueline, his relatives, friends, and the many persons Leroy touched 
over the years. I have known Leroy since he was a child, watched him 
grow into an exemplary man, and valued his advice and his friendship. 
Leroy Nesbit, Jr. is a shining example of a man with the aptitude to 
excel and the vision to turn his dreams into reality. I will deeply 
miss him, his wisdom, and his enthusiasm for life.

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