Kathy Castor: “I thank my colleague from Missouri and also my colleague from Texas. I rise in strong support today of H.R. 3276, a bill…”

“I thank my colleague from Missouri and also my colleague from Texas. I rise in strong support today of H.R. 3276, a bill to name the post office located at 2810 East Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa, Florida, as the Reverend Abe Brown Post Office. I introduced this bill to honor the life and the accomplishments of the late Reverend Abe Brown. Reverend Abe Brown was an educator and a pastor, and he devoted his entire life to helping others, whether it was in the classroom, in the guidance office, on the football field, in church, or through his ongoing ministries. Reverend Brown was a Tampa native. He was a 1946 graduate of the great Middleton High School and a 1950 graduate of Florida A&M University. He came home after he graduated from A&M and started work at Hillsborough County public schools. He worked for the school district for 38 years--as a teacher, coach, dean of students, and an administrator. As an educator and a coach, he promoted 16 athletes to professional football. He loved football. These professional players attribute their success in life and not just on the football field to the firm foundation and inspirational teachings of their beloved Middleton High School coach, Reverend Abe Brown. I had the honor of attending Hillsborough's Chamberlain High School when Reverend Brown served as the dean of students before he retired in 1988, and he was tough. He was tough on the outside, but inside he had a heart of gold.…”