[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1778]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   WELCOMING REVEREND RONALD DERRICK

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from Idaho 
(Mr. Simpson) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to introduce Chaplain 
Ronald Derrick for today's invocation.
  Chaplain Derrick serves as the national chaplain of the American 
Legion. He is a U.S. Army veteran and a 40-year member of the American 
Legion, serving 18 years with Post 95 in Driggs, Idaho, and the 
subsequent 22 years in Post 20 in his current home of Rigby, Idaho.
  Mr. Derrick's Legion duties have included terms as post commander, 
district commander, and Department of Idaho vice commander. For the 
past 6 years, he has acted as the Department of Idaho's chaplain.
  Mr. Derrick is a retired printer and mail clerk, a former county 
coroner, Driggs Chamber of Commerce president, and EMT and firefighter. 
Recognizing this latter service, the American Legion named Mr. Derrick 
Idaho's Firefighter of the Year in 1987.
  Mr. Derrick was ordained into the ministry in 1979 through the Solid 
Rock Pentecostal Church and continues to serve in various aspects of 
ministry. Mr. Derrick and his wife of 45 years, Bird, have two sons, a 
daughter, and nine grandchildren.
  I would like to welcome Chaplain Derrick and thank him for his 
dedication and outstanding service to God and country.

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