[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8635]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO REV. DR. STAFFORD WICKER

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

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 13, 2016

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following 
Proclamation:
  Whereas, Reverend Dr. Stafford J.N. Wicker is celebrating forty (40) 
years in ministry and providing stellar leadership to his church; and
  Whereas, Reverend Dr. Stafford J.N. Wicker under the guidance of God 
has pioneered and sustained Antioch African Methodist Episcopal Church 
as an instrument in our community 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 and is a beacon of light to those in need; and
  Whereas, Reverend Dr. Wicker is a spiritual warrior, a man of 
compassion, a fearless leader and a servant to all, and most of all a 
visionary who has shared not only with his Church, but with our 
community and the nation 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 Reverend Dr. Stafford 
J.N. Wicker as he celebrates forty years in pastoral leadership; now 
therefore, I, Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., do hereby proclaim June 
5, 2016 as: Reverend Dr. Stafford J.N. Wicker Day in the 4th 
Congressional District.
  Proclaimed, this 5th day of June, 2016.

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