[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 47 (Monday, March 19, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E582-E583]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO PATRICK NEELY

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                            HON. STEVE COHEN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 19, 2007

  Mr. COHEN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Patrick Neely. Mr. 
Neely, of Neely's Bar-B-Que, located in both Memphis and in Nashville, 
was recently named Restauranteur of the Year by the Memphis Restaurant 
Association. Mr. Neely and his brothers Gaelin, Tony, and Mark have 
turned what was once a fledgling downtown Memphis operation into one of 
the most successful restaurants in the entire American South. After 
first opening its doors in 1988, Neely's Bar-B-Que has opened doors in 
two new locations and been featured nationwide in magazines and on 
nationally televised news and cable programs.
  The Neelys have continually worked hard to ensure quality in both 
their food and their people, and have not forgotten about their 
community. Giving time, money and support to a host of charitable and 
not-for-profit organizations, Neely's Bar-B-Que has turned itself into 
a profitable, charitable, and local source of pride. It is for the 
hard-work, determination, and ultimate successes of Mr. Neely and his 
entire family that I rise, Madam Speaker, to

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honor Neely's Bar-B-Que. Approaching 20 years of excellence, may 
Neely's continue to thrive and prosper along with the City of Memphis.

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