[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 107 (Friday, July 18, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1532]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE LLOYD FAMILY

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 18, 2003

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the 
Lloyd Family for being selected the 2003 Outstanding Farm Family. The 
Lloyd family has continued a strong tradition of family farming in 
northwest Florida.
  Both of Adone's grandfathers, Thaddus Lloyd and Oliver Smith, were 
farmers in Santa Rosa County and the Lloyds still farm some of their 
land. Adone started helping out on the farm at age 12, then began 
helping his Uncle Lewie Frank Smith during high school.
  Adone was given a scholarship to play ball at Troy State, but he says 
``the love of farming kept me at home.'' Adone has been farming for 40 
years and currently farms 700 acres where they grow cotton and peanuts 
and raise Angus cattle.
  In 1967 he married the former Nancy McDavid of Flomaton, AL, where, 
he says, ``has been my partner in the good and bad that farmers must 
face.''
  Adone and his wife Nancy have two daughters, Shannon Smith and Wendy 
Nash, and five grandchildren, Jared Smith, Olivia Wright, Cameron 
Wright, A.J. Nash, and Slater Nash. Adone and Nancy would like to see 
their grandchildren take over the farm one day and continue farming the 
ground their great-grandfathers started farming in the county.
  The Lloyds are leaders in our country's production of food and fiber 
and are involved in various agricultural organizations. Adone has been 
on the board of the Jay Peanut Farmers Co-op for the past 20 years. He 
has also served on the boards of the county Farm Bureau and Farm 
Service Agency. Nancy currently serves as minority advisor on the 
county Farm Service Agency Board.
  On behalf of the U.S. Congress, I would like to recognize this 
special family for the example they have set in their community. I 
offer my sincere thanks for all that the Lloyd family has done for 
northwest Florida.

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