[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 56]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING REVEREND ELIJAH EASON FOR HIS HONORABLE SERVICE TO OUR 
                COUNTRY AND COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 17, 2012

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable veteran and man of God, Reverend Elijah Eason. He has served 
his community through hard work and Christian leadership.
  Reverend Eason, a resident of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, was born 
October 31, 1965, to Frank and Maggie Eason in Washington County, 
Mississippi. He was the youngest child born to this union.
  Following his graduation from Rolling Fork High School in 1984, he 
enlisted in the United States Army, where he served for four years. 
After returning home from the military, he met and married Angelia 
Michelle Bush in 1992.
  In 2001, he devoted his life to Christ and was ordained a Baptist 
minister. For nine years, he led the flock of the Mount Lula Missionary 
Baptist Church and served there with great spiritual devotion. Reverend 
Eason always had a joke or a parable that would make you smile. He had 
true and genuine love for people.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Reverend 
Elijah Eason for his dedication to serving our great Country and his 
community

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