April 9, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 61 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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 WISHING FIRST LIEUTENANT JAMES CLAYTON FLOWERS A HAPPY 103RD BIRTHDAY

  (Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
First Lieutenant James Clayton Flowers and wish him a very happy 103rd 
birthday.
  Born on Christmas Day in 1915, Mr. Flowers has seen our great Nation 
through a century of progress, conflict, and change.
  Enlisting in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, 
Mr. Flowers was one of the few African American soldiers chosen to 
train as a Tuskegee Airman.
  After World War II, Mr. Flowers started a family with his wife, 
Evelyn Flowers, and began teaching for New York City public schools, 
where he was a leader in the United Federation of Teachers.
  When he and his wife retired, they found their new home in southern 
New Mexico. Even in retirement, Mr. Flowers continued to work for the 
betterment of his community. Leading by example, he taught future 
generations to serve their communities by building houses with Habitat 
for Humanity. He also invested in the local chapters of the NAACP and 
the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
  Madam Speaker, please join me today in thanking First Lieutenant 
James Clayton Flowers for his service to our Nation and wishing him a 
happy 103rd birthday.

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