[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 26 (Thursday, February 29, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E254-E255]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              J. MICHAEL McLEOD, CIVIC LEADER AND ATTORNEY

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                         HON. DAVID FUNDERBURK

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 29, 1996

  Mr. FUNDERBURK. Mr. Speaker, it is a special pleasure for me to pay 
tribute to one of Harnett County's finest citizens, J. Michael McLeod. 
McLeod, Hardison & Harrop is one of the leading attorney firms in 
Harnett County. And no one--Republican or Democrat--is more respected 
for his fairness and legal expertise than Mike McLeod, senior partner 
in his law firm founded by his father Max McLeod. Most notable about 
Mike is the fact that he is not pretentious but down-to-earth. And he 
is never too busy to stop to chat with friends or strangers in Dunn, 
NC. One admirer told me that what you see is what you get with Mike and 
that he is always up-front with you.
  Mr. J. Michael McLeod has an outstanding background of education, 
sacrifice for his country and community involvement. McLeod graduated 
in 1962 from Dunn High School where he was vice president of the 
student body, president of the Hi-Y Club and football standout. He got 
a B.A. degree in 1966 from Wake Forest University where he was a member 
of the honor council, Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Scabbard & Blade Honorary 
Military Society, and Distinguished Military Graduate, and he earned a 
juris doctor degree in 1969 at Wake Forest University Law School, where 
he was a member of the Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity.
  McLeod served in the U.S. Army Infantry at the rank of captain. He 
served at Ft. Benning and Ft. Bragg and for 1 year in Vietnam. For his 
meritorious service in Vietnam he was awarded a Vietnam Campaign Medal, 
Vietnam Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, and Bronze Star Medal. 
He showed great courage under fire in Vietnam.
  In civic, community and political affairs, Mike McLeod has been quite 
active. He is a member of the Palmyra Masonic Lodge, the Dunn Shrine 
Club, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, the Harnett 
County Bar Association, the North Carolina Bar Association, and the 
United Carolina Bank Advisory Board. He served two terms as chairman of 
the Harnett County Republican Party and has been active in political 
affairs in the county and State for more than two decades. Mike lives 
with his wife, Karen--who teaches at Western Harnett High School and 
two children, Susan and Bruce Walls, in Dunn, NC. 

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He is the father of two children, Karen and Clay McLeod.
  As one who was a college classmate of Mike McLeod and one who has 
worked with him in many activities, it give me great personal pleasure 
to pay tribute to my trusted friend for his outstanding contributions 
to his community and Nation.

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