[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12048]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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              JEFF AND DERALYN'S 60TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

  (Mr. VEASEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate Jeff and Deralyn 
Davis of Fort Worth, who celebrated 60 years of marriage on August 25 
of this year.
  Jeff met his beloved Deralyn and began a courtship that led them to 
the sacred union of marriage on August 25, 1956, in Corsicana, Texas. 
For 55 years of their union, they have been residents of the city of 
Fort Worth. Throughout the years, Jeff and Deralyn have been very, very 
active in the community.
  Jeff is a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and has served as 
the assistant superintendent of the Everman Independent School 
District. Jeff's influence in education was such that he was 
commemorated by having a school named after him--the Jefferson Davis 
9th Grade Center.
  Deralyn was a graduate of Jackson High School in Corsicana and was a 
graduate of Huston-Tillotson University in Austin. She is also active 
in AKA, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, the Fort Worth 
chapter. Deralyn was also very instrumental in the creation of the 
Texas Coalition of Black Democrats during its heyday.
  The Davises have two children--daughter Jefflyn Davis and their son, 
Jock Kevin Davis, who passed away in 2005--and three grandchildren.
  I congratulate Jeff and Deralyn on 60 years of marriage.

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