[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 125 (Friday, September 29, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S10666]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING THE SHOCKEY COMPANIES

 Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, I am pleased to acknowledge the 
Shockey Companies for over 100 years of service. When the company began 
in 1896, its founder, Mr. Howard Shockey, developed a reputation in 
Winchester, VA, for his superior craftsmanship and hard working 
attitude. Today, more than three generations later, the Shockey 
Companies have remained true to their commitment to serve the 
Winchester and mid-Atlantic region with the craftsmanship, quality, and 
old-fashioned values that the company was first built upon.
  Over the past three generations, the Shockey Companies expanded even 
further, working on transportation projects for interstate bridges and 
interchanges on the highways of Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West 
Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Their early adoption of 
improved concrete methods and materials was instrumental in the company 
efforts to save time and reduce costs.
  Their continual commitment to provide Virginians with the highest 
level of expertise and technology speaks to the company integrity and 
consistent standard of excellence. On behalf of the many Virginian 
families and communities who have benefited from the Shockey Companies 
services over the last century, I would like to express my sincere 
appreciation.

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