[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 19 (Friday, February 18, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E301]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING MRS. SUE L. GLIDEWELL

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                        HON. ROBERT B. ADERHOLT

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 17, 2005

  Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to honor Mrs. Sue L. 
Glidewell. She embodies the American principles of hard work, 
dedication to one's family, and service to one's community. I would 
like to recognize this outstanding citizen and public servant and her 
many accomplishments.
  Mrs. Sue Glidewell was born on August 14, 1931 in Marshall County, 
Alabama. She later moved to Etowah County and graduated from Gadsden 
High School in 1949. She married the late H. L. Glidewell in 1950 and 
had four children: Cathy, who passed away in August of 1976, Gina 
Passmore, Kelly Stephens and H. L. Glidewell, Junior. She has five 
grandchildren.
  As a young woman, she joined the workforce in 1949 when she accepted 
a position with the Credit Bureau of Gadsden. She first entered public 
service as an employee of the City of Gadsden Water Department in 1950. 
This was just the beginning of her many exceptional years in public 
service. She began her career with Rainbow City in 1967 when she began 
working as the city clerk. She served in this capacity for thirteen 
years before being elected Mayor in 1980. In 2004 she stepped down from 
the office of Mayor after having completed twenty-four years of service 
to her city.
  Mrs. Sue Glidewell is a past President and a past Vice-President of 
the Alabama League of Municipalities. While Mayor, she served on the 
League's Executive Committee as well as the Committee on State and 
Federal Legislation. She was also a member of the Energy, Environment 
and Natural Resources Committee for the National League of Cities. She 
is the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Alabama Municipal 
Insurance Corporation and is a member of the Coosa River Development 
Task Force and the Etowah County Baptist Association Foundation 
Executive Committee. Mrs. Glidewell is a member of the Coosa Valley 
Baptist Church where she sings in the choir and teaches Sunday School.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a great privilege to honor Mrs. Sue L. Glidewell 
for her many years of accomplishments and her lasting impact on her 
community and family. I am proud to have worked with Mayor Glidewell 
for the past several years and am grateful for her leadership. I know 
the leaders of Rainbow City and Etowah County will build upon the 
legacy that she leaves behind. She continues to be an inspiring role 
model for all of us, and I wish her all the best in the coming years.

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