[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 74 (Wednesday, June 10, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1088]
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                TRIBUTE TO J. WILLIARD (BILL) LINEWEAVER

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                           HON. FRANK R. WOLF

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 10, 1998

  Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor J. Williard Lineweaver, 
better known in his community as Bill, who recently retired as Mayor of 
the Town of Warrenton, Virginia, after 39 years of public service. 
Bill's dedication to the community has resulted in the preservation of 
Warrenton's small-town charm, and there is little doubt that his legacy 
will continue for many generations to come.
  Bill has served the Town of Warrenton as an elected official since 
1955 and became Mayor in 1974. Born in Rockingham County, ``the Mayor'' 
moved to The Plains/Middleburg area in 1929 and graduated from Marshall 
High School in 1939. He is a former president of the Virginia Municipal 
League, an organization which represents local governments before the 
General Assembly. Bill has also served as moderator of a televised 
debate for the United States Senate and as a member of the Governor's 
Advisory Council. Currently, he is serving on the Vint Hill Economic 
Development Authority, the Fauquier County Airport Committee, and as a 
member of a number of other town groups.
  President Theodore Roosevelt once said that ``The first requisite of 
a good citizen in this Republic of ours is that he shall be able and 
willing to pull his weight.'' Bill Lineweaver is a man who has pulled 
many times his weight for nearly four decades. Those of us who have had 
the privilege to know him and work with him over the years know that he 
exemplifies what a good public servant should be.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in applauding Bill 
Lineweaver for his work and commitment. He will always be ``the Mayor'' 
in the hearts of the citizens of Warrenton.

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