[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8637]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TRIBUTE TO MOTHER
                             ROVELMA THOMAS

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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, for ten years, Mother Rovelma Thomas served as President of 
the Beulah Baptist Church Mother Board Number 1, in Decatur, Georgia. 
We are all grateful for this virtuous woman of God accepting her call 
to serve in the leadership role of the Mother Board; and
  Whereas, Mother Thomas began her membership at Beulah in 2000 and 
since joining the church, she has provided service to citizens from all 
walks of life. She has educated and mentored through various church 
ministries such as the Golden Eagles and the Ernestine Smith Bible 
Class. She is a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-
grandmother; and
  Whereas, this phenomenal woman has shared her time and talents, 
giving the citizens of our District a friend to help those in need, a 
fearless leader and a servant to all, to ensure that the love of God 
touches everyone; and
  Whereas, Mother Thomas, a twenty-three year veteran of Decatur City 
Schools, is a cornerstone in our community who has enhanced the lives 
of thousands for the betterment of our District and Nation; and
  Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Fourth District of Georgia 
has set aside this day to honor and recognize Mother Thomas on her 
outstanding years of leadership and service to the Beulah Baptist 
Church Mother Board Number 1; now therefore, I, Henry C. ``Hank'' 
Johnson, Jr., do hereby proclaim June 11, 2016 as: Mother Rovelma 
Thomas Day in the 4th Congressional District.
  Proclaimed, this 11th day of June, 2016.

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