[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 2 (Friday, January 5, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E34-E35]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   A TRIBUTE TO MR. LARRY N. DANTZLER

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                            HON. ALLEN BOYD

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 5, 2007

  Mr. BOYD of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend the 
exceptional service of Mr. Larry N. Dantzler on behalf of Bay County 
military installations.
  Mr. Dantzler is stepping down as the president of the Bay Defense 
Alliance, which is a group of volunteers committed to enhancing and 
preserving the missions of Tyndall Air Force Base and the Naval Support 
Activity Panama City.
  Larry has served as its leader since the groups formation in 1993, 
and has spent countless hours in his role to defend these installations 
as Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) loomed. Under his leadership, 
the Bay Defense Alliance helped defend our installations in Bay County 
against two rounds of BRAC. Members of the Bay Defense Alliance have 
logged more than 15,000 volunteer hours in their efforts supporting the 
bases.

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  Mr. Dantzler has served as an advocate for the more than 11,000 men 
and women who serve our nation in support of Tyndall AFB, the Naval 
Support Activity Panama City and the Coast Guard Station Panama City. 
His hard work has helped build military and Congressional support for 
important missions in Bay County. He has served tirelessly as a liaison 
between Bay County, State, and Federal leadership in defense of our 
local bases.
  This has been a job requiring great dedication--which he has done 
splendidly--despite his additional obligations as a business owner and 
his many other volunteer efforts. His additional volunteer efforts 
include work with the Bay County Chamber of Commerce, of which he is a 
past chairman, Rotary, United Way, Optimist Club, Bay Medical Center 
Foundation, Gulf Coast Community College Foundation, Panama City-Bay 
County International Airport Authority, Gulf Coast Community College 
Board of Trustees, Coastal Operations Institute, Girls Inc., Panama 
City Music Association, Bay Arts Alliance and others.
  I invite my distinguished colleagues to join me in paying special 
tribute to Larry N. Dantzler for his invaluable service to Bay County, 
Florida. Through his leadership, he has laid the groundwork for 
preservation of our military installations for years to come and I 
would like to personally wish Larry, and his wife Nancy, the very best 
in their future endeavors.

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