[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16955]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  WELCOMING REVEREND JEROME R. MILTON

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. 
Gohmert) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, our visiting chaplain today is Reverend 
Jerome R. Milton, pastor of the Greater New Pleasant Hill Missionary 
Baptist Church in Tyler, Texas.
  As a small child, he was left with his brother and sister in a 
rundown motel in San Diego to die. They were placed in a horrific 
orphanage, where despicable abuses were inflicted, ultimately resulting 
in the suicide of his siblings.
  Jerome was eventually placed in the home of Dadie Florence Brown, the 
14th foster home. This uneducated but strong-willed lady told young 
Jerome that, despite all he'd been through, ``Don't allow your abuse to 
be your excuse.'' She knew God would make him something special, and 
she prayed for him every day.
  Jerome could run fast and play football well and got a scholarship to 
do both at UCLA. As he says, God moved him from foster care to people 
care. He and his wife, Charlene, have nine children, six of them 
adopted.
  In addition to being a pastor, he's the head track coach at Gorman 
Catholic High School, leading his teams to 10 State championships, and 
has been Tyler's Citizen of the Year with the T.B. Butler Award. His 
work has spanned race, religion, all types of barriers, and he has 
blessed so many lives, including mine.

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