[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 145 (Tuesday, November 12, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1989]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    TRIBUTE TO FIRE CHIEF GUY WILLIS

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 12, 2002

  Mr. JEFF MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Fire Chief Guy Willis of the Ocean City-Wright Fire Department. For 55 
years, Chief Willis has dedicated his services to our Armed Forces and 
Okaloosa County, Florida.
  Guy J. Willis, Jr., was born in Mt. Ephriam, New Jersey on March 12, 
1934, he was the son of Gary J. Willis, Sr. and Anna C. Willis. He 
spent his early years at ``fish town,'' the oldest section of Northeast 
Philadelphia.
  In 1952, at the age of 17, he entered the United States Air Force 
receiving his basic training at Samson AFB, New York. After basic 
training, Chief Willis continued to serve in the Air Force in the fire 
service industry and retired in 1984 having served honorably for 32 
years with the rank of Chief Master Sergeant.
  Following his retirement from the Air Force, Chief Willis joined the 
Ocean City-Wright Fire Control District as a Fire Safety Officer and 
later was promoted to the Fire Chief position. He has been employed 
with the department for the past 18 years.
  Chief Willis is married to the former Miss Kimi Kato of Nagoya, 
Japan. He has been married for 46 years and has two sons, Colonel Guy 
J. Willis III, and Lt. Colonel Steven W. Willis, both of who are Air 
Force Academy graduates. In addition to his sons, Chief Willis has one 
brother, Ronald B. Willis, Chief Master Sergeant, USAF, retired, and 
one daughter-in-law, Judith R. Willis, Lt. Colonel, USAF, retired.
  Between the five Willis family members, they have served a total of 
125 years of continuous Air Force service to our country.
  Chief Willis and his wife, Kimi, claim Florida as their home of 
record and the Ft. Walton Beach area as their permanent home of 
residence, as they have resided here longer than any place else since 
birth.
  On behalf of the United States Congress, I would like to recognize 
this special person for the example he has set in his community. I 
offer my sincere thanks for all that he has done for Northwest Florida 
and this great nation.

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