[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 83 (Thursday, June 20, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1114]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         RECOGNIZING JIM NEELY FOR HIS YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE

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                          HON. JOHN S. TANNER

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 20, 2002

  Mr. TANNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the years of 
selfless public service of a dear friend of mine, Mr. James Neely. Jim 
recently received the Pinnacle of Excellence Award, the highest honor 
offered by the people of Huntingdon, Tennessee, which I am proud to say 
is also the hometown of my wife, Betty Ann.
  Mr. Neely and his wife, Rachel Todd Neely, live in Huntingdon in 
Carroll County, Tennessee. They have a daughter and son-in-law, Hope 
and Michael Turner, a granddaughter, Neely Turner, and a second 
grandchild on the way.
  Jim is a graduate of Huntingdon High School and the University of 
Tennessee at Martin. Since that time, he has been a leader in our 
community and in the state, including serving as Commissioner of the 
Tennessee Department of Labor and as President of the Tennessee AFL-CIO 
Labor Council.
  Other state positions he has held include seats on the Employment 
Security Advisory Council, the Cabinet Council on Indigent Health Care, 
the Commission on Higher Education, the Advisory Council on Worker's 
Compensation and the Safety Congress Board of Directors, which he also 
founded. He has chaired the Planning Committee for the Tennessee Job 
Partnership Council and the state Workforce Development Planning 
Committee.
  His other accomplishments include past Chairman of the Huntingdon 
Special School District Board of Education and past Member of the 
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Advisory Board.
  Jim has said he is proud to be from Huntingdon, Tennessee. Today, Mr. 
Speaker, I say that we are proud to have such a fine leader as one of 
our own. I ask that you and our colleagues join me in recognizing my 
friend, Mr. James Neely, for all he has done to make a difference.

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