Recognizing the Life of Mytron Lisby

Floor Speech

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Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the life of a great man, who just so happened to be my high school Principal, Mr. Mytron Lisby.

As a kid, I was a bit of a troublemaker. One day I played a prank at school that landed me in Mr. Lisby's office. Honestly, I should've been expelled that day. But he told me: ``Maxwell, I'm not expelling you. I think you can be great and I see something in you.'' He believed in me. And he gave me a second chance, and honestly I think that the second chance is one of the reasons I'm here today.

He came to know Jesus Christ as his savior at a young age and served Him faithfully. He served as a teacher and administrator for 43 years. And so on behalf of the thousands of students--tens of thousands of students--across this Nation you've inspired, I thank Mr. Lisby.

I have to think that at the gates of Heaven, God greeted him with that administrator's school radio, Cause maybe even heaven, sometimes needs help keeping things on track, just like a great Principal does. May Mr. Lisby rest in peace.

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