[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9629]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO JOYCE JORDAN

                                 ______
                                 

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

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 21, 2016

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I present the following U.S. 
Citizen of Distinction:
  Whereas, our lives have been touched by the life of this 
extraordinary woman, who has given of herself in order for others to 
stand; and
  Whereas, Mrs. Joyce Ann Johnson Jordan's work is present in the lives 
of the many people she has touched during her time here on earth; a 
joyful woman who believed in living a life with no regrets. She loved 
to travel, dance and was a connoisseur of music; and
  Whereas, this remarkable woman gave of her time, talent and life; she 
never asked for fame or fortune while uplifting those in need. She just 
wanted to do what was right; and
  Whereas, Mrs. Jordan led by working behind the scenes for the causes 
that mattered to her the most; she loved God, her family and her 
friends; Mrs. Jordan was a warrior, a matriarch, a woman of great 
integrity who remained true to the uplifting of her family as a wife, 
sister and aunt; and
  Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Fourth District of Georgia 
has set aside this day to bestow a Congressional recognition on Mrs. 
Joyce Ann Johnson Jordan for her leadership, friendship and service to 
all of the citizens in Georgia and throughout the Nation; a citizen of 
great worth and so noted distinction; now therefore, I, Henry C. 
``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., do hereby attest to the 114th Congress that Mrs. 
Joyce Ann Johnson Jordan of Georgia is deemed worthy and deserving of 
this ``Congressional Honor'' Mrs. Joyce Ann Johnson Jordan U.S. Citizen 
of Distinction in the 4th Congressional District.
  Proclaimed, this 2nd day of April, 2016.

                          ____________________