[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11421]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   TRIBUTE TO MRS. ALEAN ANDERTON BROCK ON THE OCCASION OF HER 66TH 
                          BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

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                           HON. ALMA S. ADAMS

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 13, 2015

  Ms. ADAMS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to one of North 
Carolina's most deserving citizens, and a very special constituent, 
Mrs. Alean Anderton Brock. I applaud Mrs. Brock on several significant 
fronts, first and foremost as the dedicated and nurturing mother of 
Charlotte's own Olympian Boxer, Calvin Brock. Equally worthy of 
mentioning, Mr. Speaker, is Alean Brock's redefinition of courage which 
she exhibited throughout her battle as a two-time breast cancer 
survivor. During her former years, Alean attended Elizabeth City State 
University and was crowned their Homecoming Queen. Alean is 
compassionate and kind and imparts words of encouragement to everyone 
whom she meets; as a result, Alean has earned the ``most favorite'' 
person status among her family and friends who are spread across the 
United States.
  Mr. Speaker, all who love and admire Alean Brock for her courage, 
determination, steadfastness and compassion, thought it would be 
appropriate to honor and pay tribute on the occasion of her 66th 
birthday.
  Over the years, Mrs. Brock has exhibited unwavering courage, 
determination and has remained steadfast during her bouts with breast 
cancer. Those persons who are most familiar with Alean Brock will 
support the claim that cancer never had a fighting chance with her. 
Cancer was no match because Alean knew the rules of the boxing game; 
after all, it was her son, Calvin's childhood dream to become the 
heavyweight boxing champion of the world. The main characters in 
Calvin's adventurous dream were constant, grounded and made many 
sacrifices. Those characters included Alean Brock, Calvin's father, 
Calvance Brock who doubled as Calvin's coach throughout his boxing 
career, and his precious sister Alexis.
  Alean Brock fought the cancer like a champion and with all 
steadfastness continued to encourage Calvin to pursue his dream. Along 
the way, Calvin achieved the honor as National Golden Gloves 
Heavyweight Champion in 1998; and in 1999 with Alean standing tall, 
bruised by her cancer, but never defeated, Calvin won the U.S. Amateur 
Championship at 201 pounds. Alean, Calvance and Alexis cheered Calvin 
on to Sydney Australia where he participated as an U.S. Olympics Boxing 
Team Member during the 2000 Olympics. With strength and determination 
borrowed from his mom's playbook as she continued her battle with 
cancer, Calvin went forward to fight his first well-known opponent, 
Clifford Etienne, one of Mike Tyson's opponents whom Calvin defeated by 
round 3 TKO on January 21, 2005. Alean reached deep and found the zeal 
to cheer Calvin on to win the title of IBF World Title Challenger in 
2006. Still continuing to throw knock out punches at her cancer, Alean 
dug down deep to find strength, but never wavered when she learned that 
Calvin would be forced into early retirement after suffering an injury 
that caused damage to the retinal in his right eye.
  Mr. Speaker, it is fitting that on July 18, 2015 family and friends 
will gather from all across the United States to pay tribute to Alean 
Brock, including her mother and father, Rebecca and Clinton Anderton, 
her daughter, Alexis Brock and the apples of her eye, her two 
grandchildren Jizelle and Brycen along with their parents Calvin and 
Yolanda Brock.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to rise and join me in paying 
tribute to Alean Anderton Brock, the picture of unwavering courage, 
determination and compassion that we all should strive to emulate.

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