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                   HONORING COMMANDER GABRIEL EDWARDS

  (Ms. HOYLE of Oregon asked and was given permission to address the
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. HOYLE of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise in honor of Commander
Gabriel Edwards, from Oakland, Oregon, who died while serving as the
commanding officer of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5 in the Arabian
Sea.
  After 4 days of searching over 14,000 square miles, the Navy declared
him lost at sea during an emergency helicopter landing.
  Gabriel earned his wings as a helicopter pilot in 2008 and received
several awards during his service, including the Defense Meritorious
Service Medal. He knew he wanted to be a pilot at just 4 years old.
  This is how his wife, Rebecca, described him: ``Gabe has dedicated
his life to serving his country with honor, courage, and commitment. He
led with humility, integrity, and compassion, always putting his people
before himself. To those who served alongside him, he was a respected
leader and mentor.''
  My thoughts are with Rebecca and their two children during this time.
I am glad to know the Secretary of the Navy has directed that Edwards
be posthumously promoted to the rank of captain.
  His heroism will never be forgotten, and I know all of us in Oregon
and around the country thank him for his honorable service. May his
memory be a blessing.

   RECOGNIZING FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF MACON'S 200TH ANNIVERSARY

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the
200th anniversary of the First Presbyterian Church of Macon, Georgia.
  Organized on June 18, 1826, by the Reverend Benjamin Gildersleeve and
Reverend Joseph C. Stiles, the church began with just 25 founding
members. Since 1858, its historic sanctuary on Mulberry Street has
stood as a landmark of downtown Macon and a fixture on the National
Register of Historic Places.
  For two centuries, First Presbyterian has served as the mother church
to several congregations across middle Georgia and has equipped its
members in every area of life through worship, discipleship,
fellowship, and mission.
  Today, First Presbyterian continues to welcome more than a thousand
members, carrying forward a legacy that has spanned wars,
revitalization, and generations of middle Georgia families.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the leaders and congregation of First
Presbyterian Church on this remarkable milestone, and I thank them for
200 years of faithful ministry to the city of Macon.

                    HONORING BETTY ANN AMISON-LEWIS

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, tonight, I rise to honor the life and legacy
of Toledo resident Betty Ann Amison-Lewis, a community builder.
  An erudite woman with a true servant's heart, Betty looked for every
opportunity she could to serve our community of northwest Ohio.
  As founding director of Toledo's Grace Community Center, Betty
devoted decades to others with the same grace for which the community
center was named.
  She supported young men and women as they navigated parenthood. She
offered after-school care to thousands of children and reinvigorated
Toledo seniors with a sense of belonging.
  Our community will miss Betty deeply. We grieve with her loved ones.
Our community celebrates her life and will remember her fondly for the
tenacity with which she served others. Her life and legacy will live on
in the unrelenting mission of Grace Community Center to better the
lives of northwest Ohio families.
  To her husband, Morris; her children, Yvette, Anika, Chantel, Alvin,
Alysha; stepchildren, Morris, Terrance, Myron; and her beloved
grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and other family and friends who
will miss her dearly, know that she was profoundly grateful and awed by
your love.
  May Betty's good work and positive energy live on in your minds and
hearts. Her amazing spirit is invincible, and I know it is alive and at
work in our community and world. May her life be blessed.

                        HONORING STEVEN LAMPLEY

  (Mr. BURLISON asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURLISON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy
of Steven Lampley, a devoted husband, loving father, faithful servant
of God, and tireless advocate for the people of southwest Missouri.
  Steve was a genuinely good man. He loved his wife, Kathy. He loved
his children, William, Rachel, and Hailey. Nothing made him happier
than spending time with them, whether hunting, fishing, camping, or
just being together.
  More than anything else, that is how I know Steve would want to be
remembered.
  The values that guided Steve at home were the same values that guided
his service to our community. A lot of people complain about the state
of our government, but Steve believed the answer wasn't just to
complain. It was to get involved, and, boy, did he do that.
  Through his work with the Greene County Republican Central Committee
and the Missouri Republican Assembly, he devoted countless hours to
strengthening the grassroots and serving his fellow Missourians,
spending his own time and money driving to Jefferson City, advocating
for legislation, and getting bills that protected people's
constitutional rights across the finish line.
  If you knew Steve, you knew he never asked someone else to do
something he wasn't willing to do himself. He stepped up when
leadership was needed, treated everyone with dignity and respect, and
quietly went about doing what he believed was right.
  My prayers are with Kathy, William, Rachel, Hailey, and everyone who
loved Steve. May God comfort them in these days ahead, and may they
always find peace in the life and legacy that he lived and the example
that he leaves behind. May he rest in peace.

                       HONORING GEORGE E. JOHNSON

  (Mr. JACKSON of Illinois asked and was given permission to address
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, there are some people who build
companies, and there are others who build confidence. George E. Johnson
did both.
  He understood something this Nation too often refused to see--that
Black people did not need permission to be beautiful, brilliant, or
prosperous. We simply needed the opportunity to define ourselves.
  Through Afro Sheen, he did more than create a successful business. He
challenged a culture that had spent centuries teaching Black men and
women to doubt the beauty that they saw in the mirror.
  Every bottle that left his factory carried more than a product. It
carried a declaration that Black enterprise could flourish and that
Black excellence could employ thousands, inspire generations, and
transform neighborhoods. His success was not measured merely in
dollars, but in dignity. He proved that ownership is more than
economics. It is self-determination.
  George Johnson, a beloved family friend, invested not only in hair
care, but in human care. He invested in communities, education,
churches, and young dreamers who needed someone to believe that
greatness could look like them.
  He understood that wealth finds its highest purpose when it creates
opportunities for others. His legacy reminds us that freedom is
incomplete if it cannot produce opportunity. It reminds us that
equality is unfinished if it cannot nurture enterprise, and justice
remains unfinished if the gifts of a people are ignored.
  Today, we honor not simply a businessman but a visionary who helped
America become more fully itself by insisting that Black genius
belonged not on the margins of its history but at its very center core.
  Mr. Speaker, may we remember George E. Johnson not only for what he
sold but for what he restored: confidence, possibility, and pride.
  May his life continue to remind every child who dares to dream that
the greatest investment one can ever make is in the limitless potential
of one's own people.
  To a beloved friend and an outstanding American, I love you, and I
honor you, the honorable George E. Johnson.