Andre Carson: “I would like first to affirm what was said by the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Watson), who so eloquently gave a…”

“I would like first to affirm what was said by the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Watson), who so eloquently gave a very brief overview of the life and work of the Honorable Maynard Jackson. Maynard Jackson was perhaps one of the most profound individuals that I have met in a lifetime. He was very dedicated. He had a lot of energy. He had a lot of perseverance. He had a lot of vision. And indeed he was very spiritual. As I sat there and heard the gentlewoman from California talk about him, I could not help but think about John the Revelator that sat on the lonely island of Patmos, looked at an old city but envisioned what was great for a new city, and then Maynard Jackson began to build a new city, Atlanta, Georgia, created millions of millionaires, did much to bring the city to the forefront. Maynard Jackson was a very unassuming individual, too. He followed scripture in terms of not boasting about himself but letting his light so shine by his good works. He is an individual that I will never forget. He is a person that I know his family is in very great sorrow for. He was the son of a Baptist preacher, and so perhaps that explains some of the eloquence that Maynard Jackson had. But this country, not just Atlanta, not just his family but the whole country has indeed lost an incredible, a remarkable individual in that of the Honorable Maynard Jackson.”