[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2048]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO MRS. BETTY DIXON

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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, Mrs. Betty Dixon was born on October 23, 1950 in Atlanta, 
Georgia and this year she is celebrating a remarkable milestone 
reaching 65 years young; and
  Whereas, Mrs. Dixon has been blessed with a long, happy life, devoted 
to God and credits it all to the Will of God, serving faithfully as a 
Deaconess and on the Hospitality Committee at Welcome Friend Baptist 
Church in Ellenwood, Georgia; and
  Whereas, Mrs. Dixon is celebrating this day on her 65th Birthday with 
family, church members and friends at the Lou Walker Senior Center in 
Lithonia, Georgia; and
  Whereas, she celebrates a life of blessings as a Wife, Mother, 
Grandmother, friend, community servant and leader; and
  Whereas, the Lord has been her Shepherd, guiding her life for 65 
years allowing her to lead by example, serve as one of God's chosen 
servants as a faithful matriarch and a community leader; and
  Whereas, we are honored that she is celebrating today with family and 
friends giving generations of loved ones the opportunity to give thanks 
and display their love for the blessings that God has bestowed upon the 
Dixon family; and
  Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Fourth District of Georgia 
has set aside this day to honor and recognize Mrs. Betty Dixon for an 
exemplary life which is an inspiration to all, now therefore, I, Henry 
C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., do hereby proclaim October 23rd, 2015 as: 
Mrs. Betty Dixon Day in the 4th Congressional District of Georgia.
  Proclaimed, this 23rd day of October, 2015.

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