[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 20303]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING REVEREND ALBERT E. CHEW, JR.

  (Mr. VEASEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of a 
community leader, Reverend Albert E. Chew, Jr.
  Reverend Chew was born in a little town in east Texas and moved to 
Fort Worth, where he served as pastor of the Shiloh Missionary Baptist 
Church for 56 years. I can tell you that, during his time at Shiloh, 
Reverend Chew not only impacted the Northside community where the 
church was located, but the greater overall Fort Worth and Tarrant 
County communities.
  Reverend Chew served on the Fort Worth Human Relations Commission, 
the Missionary Baptist Church General Convention of Texas, and also was 
one of the early founders of a group, the Black Ecumenical Leadership 
Alliance, also known as BELA. His church was very committed to the 
NAACP and often held various NAACP meetings at the church. Reverend 
Chew, previous to his service in the ministry, was also a veteran of 
World War II.
  He will be greatly missed in the Fort Worth community. He was a great 
gentleman, a legend. Let's pray for our friends at the Shiloh 
Missionary Baptist Church.

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