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Madame Speaker, I rise today to recognize Reverend Roy P. Smith of Little Rock, Arkansas. I first met Roy in 1992 when he moved to my hometown of Prescott, Arkansas, to lead the First United Methodist Church of Prescott. During his three years in Prescott, Roy was my pastor, my spiritual advisory, and a leader of the community. By the time Roy, along with his wife Sandy, daughter Martha Helen, and son Andrew left Prescott to move 50 miles up the road to the First United Methodist Church in Malvern, Roy had become one of my closest and most trusted personal friends.
My family and the Smith family will be forever linked together over a strong and lasting bond of friendship, and it is a distinct pleasure to have Reverend Roy Smith here today to open this legislative day in the U.S. House of Representatives with his thoughtful and meaningful words of prayer. As we go about doing the work of the people, let us remember the prayer Reverend Roy Smith delivered on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this day. |
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PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 110th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION 
