E84 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks January 16, 2014 Chapman, DeMarcus Clear, Jay Durant, Adam CONGRATULATING JUDGE RUS- political campaign in Memphis, including help- Levinson, Johnny Maran, Lance McCullah, SELL B. SUGARMON, JR. ON RE- ing me during my State Senatorial and U.S. Eduardo Romero, Craig Buckey, Paxton Gar- CEIVING THE 2014 BE THE Congressional races. I am honored to know ner, Rick Mosher, Bill Solan, Devon Pitts, Kirk DREAM MLK LEGACY AWARD Russell Sugarmon as an attorney, a judge, a Erickson, and Chris Figueroa. The 2013 CIF civil rights leader, an instrument of change Division I State Championship Driller football HON. STEVE COHEN and a friend. There is no doubt that his work team includes: Derrick Vickers, Lameshio Hill, OF TENNESSEE is worthy of this award named after Reverend Asauni Rufus, Johnathon Malone, Darias Dal- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mr. Speaker, I ask las, Nate Stancil, Amone Gragg, Jeremiah all of my colleagues to join me in congratu- Thursday, January 16, 2014 Reddick, Coleman Olivas, Joseph Conley, lating Judge Russell B. Sugarmon, Jr. on Joshua Maran, Kevin Hayes, Ryder Dilley, Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to being awarded the 2014 Be the Dream MLK Noah Holley, Desmond Stancil, Kira Burton, congratulate Judge Russell B. Sugarmon, Jr. Legacy Award. Keayr Gragg, Eddie Sanchez, Marcus Wat- on receiving the 2014 Be the Dream MLK f kins, Deion Nobles, Anthony Mackey, Desmon Legacy Award. This special award is given to McGhee, Bryson Briggs, Alex Fulmer, Ben those individuals whose lives have ‘‘embodied IN HONOR OF THE 175TH ANNIVER- Sanchez, Darrious Eaton, Nick Marchetti, the spirit and legacy of service, sacrifice and SARY OF GAY’S CHAPEL UNITED Nigel Flores, Brian Douglas, Marcus Bruce, hope’’ that characterized the work of Dr. Mar- METHODIST CHURCH Patrick Liles, Jake Vasquez, Chris Sierra, tin Luther King, Jr. As a trailblazer for African- Chris Agtang, Ethan Carter, Patrick Crowley, American stewardship in public office in Mem- HON. RICHARD HUDSON David Bonilla, Dimas Ramos, Greyson Burt, phis and a leader in the Civil Rights Move- OF NORTH CAROLINA Dillon Littles, Nigel Brooks, Paulie Salazar, ment, it is fitting that this award be bestowed IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES upon Judge Sugarmon in recognition of his Brenden Hacker, Albert Salas, Joshua Nunez, Thursday, January 16, 2014 Benjamin O’Bannon, Seth Valdes, Jordan accomplishments and contributions. Beltran, Julian Sanders, Anastacio Barrientos, Judge Sugarmon was born in Memphis, Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Fletcher Dilley, Dyllan Guillermo, Cassidy Tennessee on May 11, 1929, and graduated commemorate the 175th anniversary of the Johnson, McKenzie McCoy, Robert Trujillo, from Booker T. Washington High School in establishment of Gay’s Chapel United Meth- Sergio Barriga, Daniel Schoene, Ulunder Mar- Memphis. He attended Morehouse College be- odist Church in Salisbury, North Carolina. tin, and Tyler Alvarez. You all have made our fore receiving his B.A. degree from Rutgers The commitment and reverence that the community so proud. Once a Driller, Always a University in 1950 and his J.D. from Harvard congregation of Gay’s Chapel United Meth- Driller. Law School in 1953. He then served in the odist church has shown is a great accolade to Army for two years, where he received a letter their shared faith, and I commend them on f of commendation for his tour of duty in Japan. this milestone. Upon returning to Memphis, in 1956, Russell Gay’s Chapel, established on January 17, DEATH OF ARIEL SHARON began his work in private practice and later 1839, has withstood as a beacon of God’s became a founding partner in the Memphis love and blessings in our community for 175 law firm of Ratner, Sugarmon, Lucas, Willis & years. It provides community members fellow- HON. DOUG COLLINS Caldwell, the preeminent firm for civil and ship and a place to gather together to worship human rights cases. This was the first inte- and grow closer to God. The congregation has OF GEORGIA grated law firm in the South. continually upheld Gay’s Chapel mission state- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In 1959, Russell Sugarmon became the first ment: ‘‘Follow Jesus, make disciples, and lov- African-American in Memphis to run for a ingly serve others through our gifts and tal- Thursday, January 16, 2014 major city office when he ran for Public Works ents.’’ The church has been an essential, de- Commissioner. While this race was marred by Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, on voted piece of the community for many years. heavy racial opposition to his candidacy, Rus- Monday, Israel laid former Prime Minister Ariel Mr. Speaker, as I work here in Washington sell’s tenacity during this campaign paved the Sharon to rest in a coffin draped in blue and serving my constituents, I rely on my faith and way for other African-Americans in Memphis white. What Ariel Sharon accomplished in life my relationship with God to help me make the to seek public office. Never one to be deterred is a compliment to how he lived it. right decisions and to guide my daily under- by racial injustice, Russell successfully ran for takings. I wish to honor and commemorate the Called ‘‘Bulldozer’’ by many, Ariel Sharon a position on the Tennessee Democratic Party 175 years of fellowship Gay’s Chapel United paved the way to maintain a strong and se- Executive Committee in 1964. Two years later, Methodist Church has offered to the citizens of cure Israel during his time in the military and he was elected to the Tennessee General As- Salisbury and Rowan County. government. sembly, becoming the second African-Amer- f Sharon is considered one of Israel’s most ican in Tennessee to be elected to the Assem- CONGRATULATING GEORGETOWN brilliant military strategists and finest field com- bly post Reconstruction. From 1976 to 1987, UNIVERSITY ON THE 225TH ANNI- manders. Sharon provided leadership in nu- Russell was a Referee in the Memphis Juve- VERSARY OF ITS FOUNDING merous Israeli conflicts, including the 1956 nile Court System before being appointed to Suez Crisis and the 1973 Yom-Kippur War. serve as a judge for the General Sessions court. Judge Sugarmon was subsequently After achieving the rank of major general, HON. JOHN D. DINGELL elected and re-elected to the bench and held he chose to serve his country in a different OF MICHIGAN his seat for 20 years until his retirement in arena, politics. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2006. Ariel Sharon bulldozed his way into political Over the course of Judge Sugarmon’s life, Thursday, January 16, 2014 power, with the same ferocity used to rout he has been an active member of the National Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, on January 23, Israel’s enemies, by becoming prime minister Association for the Advancement of Colored 1789, America’s first Bishop, the Reverend in 2001, with what was then, the largest elec- People (NAACP) and the American Civil Lib- John Carroll, S.J., secured the deed to a plot toral margin in Israel’s history. erties Union (ACLU). Working alongside nota- of land overlooking the Potomac River in the During his time as prime minister, he led ble Memphis pioneers and leaders in the fight State of Maryland to move forward in estab- with distinction and poise, with the protection for racial justice and equality, including the lishing what is today Georgetown University. of Israel as his guiding light. late Judge H. T. Lockard, Vasco and Maxine That was 225 years ago this month and it oc- Smith, and A.W. Willis, Judge Sugarmon was curred during the same year that these United My personal reflection on Ariel Sharon instrumental in using the courts to deseg- States were formed. That was more than coin- brings to mind a quote from General Mac- regate public transportation, restaurants and cidence, but instead a recognition that an edu- arthur’s retirement speech before Congress, in public facilities. He also made headway in de- cated population would be critical to the suc- which he said, ‘‘old soldiers never die; they segregating Memphis public schools. Both the cess of this new nation. just fade away.’’ NAACP and ACLU have honored Judge A few years earlier, Father Carroll had laid I am confident that this body will remember Sugarmon for his contributions to Memphis. out his vision for an ‘‘Academy at George- Ariel Sharon’s legacy, as well as this country’s Judge Sugarmon was often a behind-the- Town, Potowmack River, Maryland.’’ As he ex- commitment to Israel’s standing in the region. scenes strategist in nearly every progressive plained it in that document, Georgetown was

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:22 Jan 17, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K16JA8.004 E16JAPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS January 16, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E85 to be a place where ‘‘. . . an undivided Atten- atives, of both political parties and wide rang- 2014 Be the Dream MLK Legacy Award. This tion may be given to the Cultivation of Virtue, ing political philosophies, hold Georgetown de- special award is given to those individuals and literary Improvement; and that a System grees. Likewise, six current United States whose lives have ‘‘embodied the spirit and of Discipline may be introduced and pre- Senators hold Georgetown diplomas. The legacy of service, sacrifice and hope’’ that served, incompatible with Indolence and Inat- same can be said of governors, cabinet secre- characterized the work of Dr. Martin Luther tention in the Professor, or with incorrigible taries and a large number of members of our King, Jr. As a businessman, public servant Habits of Immorality in the Student.’’ In short, diplomatic corps. Though we do not all agree and a leader in the Civil Rights Movement, it his vision was for a place of serious learning on many policy issues, we all have been im- is fitting that this award be bestowed upon which also reflected Jesuit values. Beyond bued with a commitment to public service that Fred Davis in recognition of his accomplish- that, Father Carroll made clear that he in- is an intrinsic part of what a Georgetown edu- ments and contributions. tended for the institution ‘‘to agreeably to the cation is all about. Fred Davis was born in Memphis, Ten- liberal Principle of our Constitution, . . . be I am grateful to have had the opportunity to open to Students of EVERY RELIGIOUS study at Georgetown and to have witnessed nessee on May 8, 1934, and graduated from PROFESSION.’’ The emphasis was his, and, its ongoing progress. I am proud to call the Manassas High School in 1953 before grad- fortunately, that emphasis on diversity has University’s President, Dr. John DeGioia, a uating with a B.S. from Tennessee State Uni- been carried forward not only with regard to friend. He is indeed an exemplary leader for versity in 1957. Mr. Davis entered the Army religious belief, but also in terms of geo- the University and in American higher edu- after college and served two years in France. graphic, ethnic and cultural aspects. cation. To President DeGioia and everyone Soon after returning from the Army, he Indeed, when students first began studying else with any tie to Georgetown, I extend opened the Fred L. Davis Insurance Agency in at Georgetown in 1792, the student body in- hearty congratulations on this occasion and 1967, becoming one of the first African-Amer- cluded both U.S. and international students. best wishes for the century ahead which will, ican insurance agencies in the South. He was That tradition has continued and evolved over no doubt, build on its sustaining traditions and the first African-American policy writing agent the last two-plus centuries. Today, among the its adaptability. in six neighboring states and the first African- American member of the Independent Insur- nearly 18,000 students who are enrolled at f Georgetown—including undergraduate, grad- ance Agents of America. In 1968, his insur- uate, medical and law students, students CELEBRATING MS. BARBARA ance agency was appointed to represent the come from all fifty of the states of this country, HELLER Hartford Group and has maintained the con- as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto tract ever since. Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam and the North- HON. JARED HUFFMAN In that same year, Fred Davis was one of ern Mariana Islands, and from 141 countries OF CALIFORNIA three African-Americans elected to serve on around the globe. Clearly, Georgetown is a the newly formed Memphis City Council. He national and a global university today. Over IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES was selected Chairman of the Public Works recent years, it has consistently ranked among Thursday, January 16, 2014 Committee and fought for sanitation workers the most highly regarded post-secondary insti- Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleas- during the Sanitation Strike of 1968. The tutions in the United States. ure to recognize Ms. Barbara Heller on the oc- Since its founding and the granting of the strike, which brought Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. casion of her retirement from the San Rafael federal charter by legislation enacted by this to Memphis, afforded Davis the opportunity to City Council. Ms. Heller’s two decades of serv- Congress in 1815 to ‘‘the College of George- march with and stand alongside Dr. King as ice on the San Rafael City Council have been town in the District of Columbia,’’ the Univer- he delivered his ‘‘I’ve Been to the Mountain- marked by her dedication to improving the sity has grown and incorporated new compo- top’’ speech at Mason Temple Church of God quality of life for those who live and work in nents. In 1850, the Georgetown Medical In Christ in Memphis. the City of San Rafael. School was established, and, in 1870, the Ms. Heller’s commitment to San Rafael and In 1972, Davis became the first African- Georgetown University Law Center began op- the wider Marin community has been charac- American to chair the Memphis City Council eration. In the first decade of the twentieth terized by her leadership on a wide array of and was judged by black and white Mem- century, the Georgetown University School of groups, as President of the Marin County phians alike as fair and honest in his dealings. Dentistry was established (1901), followed Council of Mayors and Councilmembers, Davis also served as president of the Liberty shortly thereafter with the opening of the President of the Marin Transit Board of Direc- Bowl, a beacon of pride for Memphis sports, ‘‘Georgetown Training School for Nurses.’’ In tors, the San Rafael Planning Commission, making him one of the few African-Americans 1919, the Walsh School of Foreign Service the San Rafael Sanitation District, and many to head a major bowl in the U.S. He holds cer- was established, followed by the Institute for other committees. tifications in many areas of the insurance in- Languages and Linguistics in 1949 and the Throughout her service, Barbara dem- dustry, including licenses in property and cau- McDonough School of Business in 1957. Just onstrated a fundamental and deep under- sality coverage, the Life Underwriting Training this year, the University’s Public Policy Insti- standing of the many ways in which the entire Council (LUTC) Certificate and a securities tute became the McCourt School of Public San Rafael community would benefit from vi- registered series seven with the National As- Policy. sociation of Security Dealers (NASD). Mr. Indeed, this institution, which I am proud to brant, civic-minded economic development. She has set a prime example of caring, in- Davis is also a founding director and past call my alma mater, is a University that has re- president of the Mid-South Minority Business mained true to its founding principles while sightful, and pragmatic governance focused on the people whom she served. Council and a Certified Minority Vendor. In ad- evolving to reflect the changes that have taken dition, he is an active member of Beulah Bap- place in this nation and, indeed, internation- Please join me in expressing deep apprecia- tion to Ms. Barbara Heller for her long and im- tist Church, serving as a senior deacon and ally. Having begun my own studies at George- trustee. town nearly six decades ago and maintaining pressive career, and her exceptional record of ongoing contact with the University since that service. Fred Davis has always supported me in my time, I can attest to the University’s commit- f State Senatorial and U.S. Congressional ment to addressing the challenges faced by races, and I am honored to know him as a CONGRATULATING FRED L. DAVIS our society and its consistent focus on devel- successful businessman, a leader in the com- ON RECEIVING THE 2014 BE THE oping students who are ready to contribute to munity for over half a century and a friend. A DREAM MLK LEGACY AWARD future prosperity and positive civic leadership. civil rights activist and defender of democracy There is no doubt that Georgetown has left for all, he has shown his dedication to the an indelible mark on my life and my career in HON. STEVE COHEN people of Memphis no matter their race. There public service. Indeed, the University’s Mission OF TENNESSEE is no doubt that his work is worthy of this Statement identifies Georgetown as committed IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES award named after Reverend Dr. Martin Lu- to educating women and men ‘‘to be respon- ther King, Jr. Mr. Speaker, I ask all of my col- sible and active participants in civic life and to Thursday, January 16, 2014 leagues to join me in congratulating Fred L. live generously in service to others.’’ Today, Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Davis on being awarded the 2014 Be the fourteen members of the House of Represent- congratulate Fred L. Davis on receiving the Dream MLK Legacy Award.

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