frank m. johnson a federal judge not only was he a federal judge he was one of the greatest unsung he throfse civil rights movement. a great student of jurisprudence. and i would dare say he was a hidden hand of justice in the civil rights movement before continuing, however, let me just thank some additional persons. it's appropriate that i thank the six original co-sponsors of this resolution. of course we would mention the honorable alcee hastings of florida and we thank him for signing onto this resolution. we also would like to thank the honorable sheila jackson lee of texas, the honorable greg remeeks of new york, the honorable eleanor holmes norton of washington, d.c., and i especially want to thank the honorable terri sewell of alabama, because judge johnson was from alabama and she has signed onto this resolution, meaning that she has given its approval and i am grateful to her. she is a great, great member of this body and has done quite well in representing the people of her district and in

. >> we have angels among us frank: chris johnson is speaking about the two women who got him the kidney that saved his life. >> i' m full, i' m so full, i' m full in my soul. frank: the trio reunited at the 2015 boston kidney walk in cambridge on sunday. lindsay helped connect chris to an indiana woman willing to donate the kidney the lynn husband and father desperately needed. cheryl was the donor. we first shared this story with you in march. >> i was petrified -- petrified. frank: chris has a condition called fsgs. for two long years, he was critically ill and hoped to find a kidney through his facebook >> i don' another year or so before we were going to be at the end. frank: lindsay, had a similar page after suffering kidney failure due to an allergic reaction. cheryl originally agreed to give her kidney to lindsay. >> but then, i got better. my kidneys had regained some function so i made it a personal endeavor of mine to find other folks. >> she asked me to help chris so i did it. frank: at first, cheryl planned to donate anonymously. but chris, his wife, and his children wanted to meet this generous strange