[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 52 (Tuesday, May 2, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E608]
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             IN TRIBUTE TO MAYOR BILL LEWIS OF ENNIS, TEXAS

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                           HON. MARTIN FROST

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 2, 2000

  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I pay tribute to a fellow Texan who is both a 
longtime personal friend and an outstanding civic leader in the 24th 
Congressional District, Mayor Bill Lewis of Ennis, Texas.
  Mayor Lewis will be honored this Friday by his home community and 
many friends for more than 30 years as a dedicated public servant. He 
has recently announced his intention to retire after this term as 
mayor, opting to spend more time with his family.
  He spent a quarter century in Oak Cliff, where he worked with and 
retired from TU Electric long before it had that name. His office was 
in the same building as mine more than two decades ago, so we were 
business neighbors who became friends. He was a man of endless energy 
in the Oak Cliff community affairs for 23 years serving an endless 
array of charitable and public organizations.
  When he retired from TU, he and his wife moved back to her childhood 
home, the city of Ennis. And although retired from business life, Bill 
continued the strong tradition of public service that has made him one 
of the most respected men I know. He has tirelessly served his 
community as a strong and active advocate, as mayor and in countless 
other capacities.
  Service has indeed been a key word in the life of Bill Lewis, whether 
in his business career, as a charity worker, a chamber volunteer, on 
the battlefields of World War II, or a father in his local Dad's Club. 
The organizations which have benefited from Bill Lewis' dedication are 
too many to mention individually.
  As we honor him in advance of his retirement as mayor, I am extremely 
proud that this man who has been a friend to so many is also a friend 
of mine.

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