February 10, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E141 business, health and legal groups. He lectures HONORING THE DALLAS ISD DUR- embodied the highest principles of the teach- at the State and County Medical Societies as ING SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIA- ing profession. well as the health care division of the C.P.A. TION MONTH J.R.’s teaching extended beyond the re- Society on issues of medical practices, man- quired classroom curriculum. He challenged aged care, hospital staff privileges, limited HON. JEB HENSARLING not only his students but also his colleagues to strive to achieve their highest potential. His partnerships and asset protection for physi- OF TEXAS role as a teacher was expanded to one of a cians. Marvin also has several medical soci- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES friend, mentor and confidant to multitudes of eties as clients and has lectured at many hos- Tuesday, February 10, 2004 pitals to the attending medical staff on dif- his students, their families and the school staff and faculty. ferent health care issues. Additionally, he has Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, in the month of January, across the country, the When J.R. became principal of Santa Bar- lectured to residents at different hospitals bara High School in 1995 he came not as an throughout New York State. State of Texas and in the Fifth Congressional District, we celebrate School Board Recogni- outsider but as a leader among his peers. He Marvin also represents large health care tion Month to acknowledge the hard work of was one of the family. He had graduated from groups in negotiating different contracts for school board members and thank them for the school in 1957 and in some ways never various HMOs. He has formed many multiple their valuable service in the education of our left. In his new position, he brought a light and specialty groups with MSOs and has nego- children. warmth to the campus that enabled all stu- tiated with investment bankers who are acquir- During School Board Recognition Month, we dents of all backgrounds to feel welcome. In ing many health care groups which are going honor the administrators, staff, and volunteers return for his dedication, he has left a lasting to be taken public. Marvin has served as a of the Dallas Independent School District who impression on all of his students who feel his consultant to a number of hospitals on dif- work to promote academic excellence and impact on their lives today. Each person who ferent matters that pertain to their needs, and provide a safe learning environment for our recalls J.R. Richards holds close at heart that in conjunction with other groups he has per- students. welcoming, affirming ‘‘DON’’ standing in the halls before class. He inspired confidence, formed compliance studies for large health School board members are responsible for urging each of us to strive to be the very best care organizations. fulfilling one of the most important roles in our society: helping develop young men and we can. We won’t let you down J.R. You Mr. Speaker, Marvin L. Lifshutz has dem- women into the future leaders of our Nation’s mean too much to us. onstrated exceptional skills and knowledge in Mr. Speaker, I ask that today we join with economy, government, community, and the field of health care law and continues to J.R.’s family in mourning the passing of this houses of worship. exceptional man, whose presence will be provide important representation in this area. I would like to extend my most sincere greatly missed. As such, he is more than worthy of receiving thanks to all Dallas school board members for our recognition today, and I urge my col- their continued dedication and hard work. f leagues to join me in honoring this truly re- Their contribution to the education of our chil- LOWER BUCKS COUNTY DAV CHAP- markable person. dren is truly helping to shape the future of our TER #117–PA CELEBRATES ITS communities and our Nation. 50TH ANNIVERSARY f f ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF PERSONAL EXPLANATION HON. JAMES C. GREENWOOD OF PENNSYLVANIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. JAMES R. LANGEVIN Tuesday, February 10, 2004 OF RHODE ISLAND HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. GREENWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I would OF like to take this opportunity to commend the Tuesday, February 10, 2004 Lower Bucks County Disabled American Vet- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, on February 3 erans Chapter #117–PA, an organization that will be celebrating its 50th anniversary on Feb- Tuesday, February 10, 2004 and February 4, I was in Rhode Island per- forming official duties. I would like the RECORD ruary 15, 2004. Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- to show that, had I been present, I would have Lower Bucks County DAV Chapter #117 er, I would like to recognize the anniversary of voted ‘‘yea’’ on Roll Call Nos. 12, 13, 14, 15, shares a proud history with one of the Nation’s the death of Louis Allen. I submit the following 16, 17, and 18. oldest and most important housing develop- article from Dittmer, John. ‘‘Local People.’’ Ur- f ments. In 1951, developer William Levitt first unveiled the three styles of homes that would bana. University of Illinois Press, 1994, page HONORING THE LIFE OF J.R. 215. eventually populate what would later be known RICHARDS as Levittown, a planned housing development ‘‘Mississippi Timeline,’’ constructed to meet the needs of the employ- January 31, 1964 HON. LOIS CAPPS ees of the Rohm and Haas Chemical plant in On the evening of January 31, 1964, Louis OF CALIFORNIA Bristol, 3M in Bristol Township, and the new Allen was gunned down outside his home in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES steel-making facility for U.S. Steel-Fairless Works in Falls Township. Many veterans of Amite County, Mississippi. Married and the fa- Tuesday, February 10, 2004 ther of four children, the 45-year-old inde- World War II and the Korean War purchased pendent logger was hit in the face with two Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to homes in this community under the GI Bill’s loads of buckshot, dying almost instantly. honor the remarkable life of J.R. Richards. mortgage package. As a result, numerous Vet- Three years earlier, he had seen Mississippi J.R. was an exemplary leader in my commu- erans of Foreign Wars and American Legion State legislator E.H. Hurst shoot Herbert Lee, nity, the 23rd Congressional District. I had the posts were established in the area to meet the local civil rights pioneer, in cold blood. After pleasure of knowing and working alongside needs of the local veteran population. word got around that Allen had talked with J.R. during my time as a school nurse in the Although differing in their individual mission statements, all these groups had one common Justice Department officials about the case, Santa Barbara School Districts. As a teacher, he devoted his life to public denominator: war-inflicted injuries. As a means his life became a nightmare. Over the next education, through which he daily strove to of combating some of the myths associated two years, Allen suffered economic harass- serve young people. In this capacity, he taught with conflict-related disabilities, a small group ment, was jailed on false charges and had his mathematics; and many of his students have of World War II and Korean War veterans peti- jaw broken by a deputy sheriff. commented to me on how interesting and dy- tioned the National Disabled Americans for a When, early in 1964, he learned that whites namic he made the subject for them. J.R. told charter. On October 21, 1953, Lower Bucks were planning to kill him, the victim made me once that his greatest pleasure came from County DAV Chapter #117–PA was estab- plans to join his brother in Milwaukee. Allen drawing out math skills from a classroom of lished; and over the years, its members have was to leave Mississippi on February 1, one students for whom math was particularly chal- shown that those injured in battle can become day too late. No one was ever charged in the lenging. As one of the most dedicated teach- indispensable members of society through murder. ers in the Santa Barbara School Districts, he their activities within the community.

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