king. they are focused on one of dr. king's quotes. one of these events the commission selected, quote, out of a mountain of despair, a stone of hope and invited bernice king to address the group. the m.l.k. commission of michigan is that stone of hope for so many. for 42 years, the commission has shown what is possible when folks from all walks of life come together under the ban of equality and justice. may it shine as community leadership for the next 42 years and live on in the firl record of the u.s. congress. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize a father and son duo who have lembd lansing for over, james riley senior and james riley junior. when the elder riley moved to michigan after graduating high school and took a job at ford plant but left to go to the military. he met his future wife of 70 years at and dance. they moved back to detroit soon after mr. riley used to use his benefits. on the advice of a friend, he majored in mort tu area science and started riley funalral home as the oldest black-owned funeral home. the rile