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Mr. Adegboye studied accountancy in England 

in 1979, and qualified as a chartered accountant in 1981. For the love of his native land he 

turned down offers to work in England and 

went back to his native Nigeria to contribute to 

the development of the accounting profession 

in his country, at a time when the Government 

of Nigeria was clamoring for indigenous participation in the Nigerian economy. He worked 

in various firms to include Colgate Palmolive, 

Smurfit Cases, Associated Breweries, and 

West African Breweries as accountant and 

later as financial controller. These are companies that are either American firms or are affiliated with American firms. In 1988 he joined 

Hull Blyth Nigerian Limited, the parent company for Elder Dempster Shipping Agencies, 

African Steamship Company, and Blue Funnel 

Nigerian Limited. During his sojourn at the 

company, he developed the company’s IT capabilities and facilities through the computerization of the invoicing processes, introduction of secured and efficient e-mail and container tracking applications. He also raised the 

company’s staff pension funds. James 

Adegboye also served on the boards of various philanthropic organizations, and he provided scholarships for children of poor families. 

Mr. Adegboye was an extremely successful 

businessman and with his family, operated a 

family business named Jimland Investments 

Limited, with corporate headquarters in Lagos, 

Nigeria. Jimland Investments is a general trading company and business house offering substantial trading opportunities to local, regional, 

national, and international organizations on 

partnerships, consultancy, and joint ventures. 

James Adegboye will be missed not only by 

members of his family, but by many in the Nigerian community. He was a great humanitarian, and a role model for business and political leaders throughout the African continent. 

Mr. Adegboye is survived by his brother in the 

United States, Adekunle Sogbesan; two wives, 

Simisola Adegboye and Oluwatoyin Adegboye, 

as well as six children; Olajide, Mayaowa, 

Adekunle, Olawole, Yetunde, and Enitan 

Adegboye. 

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A TRIBUTE TO COMMANDER CHRIS 

MAY 

HON. MIKE McINTYRE OF NORTH CAROLINA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 

Mr. MCINTYRE. Madam Speaker, I rise 

today to pay tribute to Commander Chris May 

of the United States Coast Guard. As Commander May prepares to retire from the United 

States Coast Guard Reserve after 36 years of 

service, I ask that you join me in recognizing 

his long and honorable career. 

Commander May’s service to our Nation 

has been extensive. He entered the USCGR 

as a Seaman Recruit in 1972. Since then, he 

has served in many capacities: he has been a 

crewman on Search and Rescue boats at 

small boat stations from the Outerbanks of 

North Carolina to the Plumb Island CG Station 

in Lake Michigan, led a Boating Safety Team 

on inland lakes and rivers in North Carolina, 

performed Port State Control Boardings, conducted harbor patrols and facility inspections, 

supervised explosive loading operations, investigated oil spills, participated in 12 major 

MOBEXs, and been recalled for extended duty 

for both the Gulf War 1990 and OIF in 2003. 

In 1991, Commander May was honored to receive the USCGR Junior Officer of the Year 

Award for North Carolina. 

Additionally, he has served as a Training, 

Planning, Medical, and Administrative Officer, 

been an Executive Officer of RU Oak Island, 

RU Greensboro, and Commanding Officer reserve unit Greensboro, and has served as a 

Senior Reserve Officer for Marine Safety Office Wilmington and Sector North Carolina. He 

is a graduate of the USCG Port Security A 

School, CG Small Boat Operations School, 

CG Explosive Loading Supervisor School, CG 

Senior Contingency Planning, and holds National Incident Management certification in ICS 

100, 200, 300, 700, and 800. 

For the last 36 years, Commander May has 

honorably dedicated himself to our Nation 

through his commitment to the United States 

Coast Guard Reserve. And even beyond retirement, Commander May will continue to 

serve his community in his role as Executive 

Director of the Cape Fear Council of Governments in Wilmington, NC. 

I have personally witnessed his superior 

leadership and extraordinary public relations 

skills in seminars, meetings and special occasions that he has moderated in the community, and he has always conducted himself in 

a praiseworthy, professional manner with a 

positive, personal touch. His Christian character and humble demeanor speaks volumes 

about his ethics and moral values. 

Madam Speaker, Commander Chris May 

has served our country with distinction. I wish 

Commander May and his family God’s richest 

blessings as his time in the United States 

Coast Guard Reserve comes to a close. I ask 

that you join me today in recognition of his impressive career of unwavering duty and enduring public service. 

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A TRIBUTE TO DR. GREGORY 

PAGE 

HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS OF NEW YORK

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 

Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today 

to pay tribute and to honor Dr. Gregory Page. 

A native of Philadelphia, Dr. Page earned his 

undergraduate degree in zoology at Howard 

University and received his doctorate degree 

in dentistry from the University of Pennsylvania. Foregoing a lucrative career in Philadelphia’s high class dentistry circles, Dr. Page 

packed his bags and began his professional 

career in Harlem, NY. 

Dr. Page, after 31 years, has achieved extraordinary accomplishments in improving dental hygiene in New York and abroad. He 

served as the director of dental services for an 

Aid to Dependent Children’s (ADC) program in 

the South Bronx administered through the 

Health Insurance Plan of New York. He also 

has volunteered as a dental missionary in an 

underserved region of Saint Lucia, in the Caribbean. Additionally, he is also a past president of the Harlem Unit of the American Cancer Society. 

Dr. Page, as an adjunct associate professor 

in the Dental Hygiene Unit at Hostos Community College, has been directly or indirectly involved in the training of over six hundred dental hygienists, many of whom provide direct 

care to inner city communities like Harlem and 

the South Bronx. The program has consistently boasted a better than 90 percent passing 

rate on all national, regional and State board 

examinations. 

Dr. Page also serves as a police surgeon 

with the New York State Police Investigators 

Association, as a charter member of the Honorary Deputy/Police Commissioners Foundation of New York City, and has been inducted 

as an honorary member of the Honor Legion 

of the New York City Police Department. He 

also maintained a full time dental practice in 

Harlem for over twenty-five years. 

Madam Speaker, I would like to recognize 

Dr. Gregory Page for his extraordinary accomplishments in elevating the level of quality 

dental care in Harlem and the South Bronx. 

Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to 

join me in paying tribute to Dr. Gregory Page. 

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HONORING THE LIFE OF LEGENDARY RESTAURANTEUR 

JAMES PASCHAL 

HON. JOHN LEWIS OF GEORGIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 

Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I 

rise today to honor my friend James Paschal, 

one of the founders of Paschal’s Restaurant. 

James Paschal was an extraordinary man. He 

was more than a business leader, more than 

an involved citizen: he was a gifted American 

who gave so much to Atlanta and the Nation. 

Paschal’s Restaurant was an unofficial headquarters for the Civil Rights Movement in Atlanta. Many of the organizing meetings to plan 

how historic civil rights actions, like the March 

on Washington, were held at Paschal’s. At a 

time when public accommodations were racially segregated by law throughout the South, 

Paschal’s was considered an oasis where civil 

rights activists could congregate, relax, nourish themselves, and in the comfort of that environment fuel their minds to plan major movement actions. 

The first meal I had in Atlanta, when I 

moved to the city in June of 1963, was at 

Paschal’s Restaurant. Then it was located on 

old West Hunter Street, now Martin Luther 

King Jr. Avenue. At one time the headquarters 

of SNCC was right across the street from 

Paschal’s. We used to refer to the restaurant 

as Paschal’s Precinct. If you wanted to get a 

reading on what was happening in the community, you had to check in at Paschal’s to 

get the pulse of Atlanta and a line on what 

was happening throughout the South. 

During the Civil Rights Movement, everyone—Hosea Williams, Martin Luther King Jr., 

Ralph Abernathy, A. Phillip Randolph, and 

many of the famous black entertainers—ate 

and visited at Paschal’s. At one time you 

could buy two pieces of chicken, potato salad, 

‘‘early peas,’’ as we called them, two rolls and 

some peach cobbler for 99 cents plus tax at 

Paschal’s. The food, the comfortable surroundings, and the welcoming environment 

helped to fortify us to go out and do battle. 

The last time I saw Martin Luther King Jr. 

alive, I was in Paschal’s Restaurant. He had