[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2046]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO BISHOP PRESTON WARREN WILLIAMS

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                  HON. HENRY C. ``HANK'' JOHNSON, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 23, 2016

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following 
Proclamation:
  Whereas, Bishop Preston Warren Williams, II is celebrating years of 
service to the African Methodist Episcopal Church in ministry and has 
provided stellar leadership to his church on an international level as 
the 119th consecrated bishop of the A.M.E. Church 6th Episcopal 
District, of Georgia; and
  Whereas, Bishop Williams, with the support of his wife, Supervisor 
Dr. Wilma Delores Webb Williams, and under the guidance of God, has 
pioneered and sustained the 6th Episcopal District, as an instrument in 
our nation that uplifts the spiritual, physical and mental welfare of 
our citizens; and
  Whereas, this remarkable and tenacious man of God has given hope to 
the hopeless, fed the hungry and is a beacon of light to those in need; 
and
  Whereas, Bishop Williams is a spiritual warrior, a man of compassion, 
a fearless leader and a servant to all, but most of all a visionary who 
has shared not only with his Church, but with my District and the world 
his passion to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ; and
  Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Fourth District of Georgia 
has set aside this day to honor and recognize Bishop Preston Warren 
Williams, II, as he celebrates service in ministry and to salute him as 
he retires from pastoral leadership; A true Man of Excellence; now 
therefore, I, Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., do hereby proclaim 
October 22, 2015 as: Bishop Preston Warren Williams, II Day in the 4th 
Congressional District.
  Proclaimed, this 22nd day of October, 2015.

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