[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 161 (Thursday, December 15, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2545]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING MS. ANNA BELLE NEWMAN ON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 15, 2005

  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride and pleasure that I 
rise to honor Ms. Anna Belle Newman on the occasion of her retirement 
after serving Mobile County for 17 years.
  Ms. Newman was elected to the position of general administrator of 
Mobile County in 1988, and she is currently the longest serving local 
Republican elected official in Mobile County. A ninth generation 
Mobilian, Ms. Newman is a graduate of Murphy High School. She attended 
both the University of Alabama and Spring Hill College.
  In the midst of her professional schedule, Ms. Newman also finds time 
to serve the community. She is an active member of St. Paul's Episcopal 
Church, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Colonial Dames of 
the 17th Century, and the Friends of Mobile. She is a former founding 
member of the Mobile Art Patrons League and a former member of the 
Mobile County Republican Executive Committee.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating a 
dedicated community leader and friend to many throughout south Alabama. 
I know Ms. Newman's colleagues, her family, and her many friends join 
with me in praising her accomplishments and extending thanks for her 
many efforts over the years on behalf of Mobile County and the First 
Congressional District.

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