[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 104 (Monday, July 13, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1729-E1730]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNITION TO THE FRANK LOWRY FAMILY FOR BEING SELECTED THE 2009 
                        OUTSTANDING FARM FAMILY

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 13, 2009

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Madam Speaker, it is a great honor for me to 
rise today to extend congratulations to the Frank and Melinda Lowry 
family for being selected the 2009 Santa Rosa County Outstanding Farm 
Family.
  Frank is the youngest of 14 children and is a third generation 
farmer. His dad was a row-crop farmer, had a dairy, and a herd of beef 
cattle. Frank took over the farm from his oldest brother Clifton and 
has been farming for the past 40 years. Today the Lowrys raise a 
variety of produce and row crops on 800

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acres. This year's crops include vegetables, corn, soybeans, wheat, 
cotton, and peanuts.
  Frank and his wife, Melinda, contribute their success on the farm to 
their six children who are instrumental in the operation of and 
activity on the farm. They have three sons: Jeremy, Ryan, and Jacob, 
and three daughters: Lindsey, Candice Gilbreath and Tabatha Hawthorne. 
Jeremy and wife, Araon, have three children: Eli, Layna, and Bailey. 
Candice and husband, Drek, have two children: Kade and Kaylee. Tabatha 
and husband, Jeff, have a daughter, Presley.
  Frank and Melinda are very proud of their children for all their hard 
work and thankful for all the blessings they have received.
  Madam Speaker, on behalf of the United States Congress, I would like 
to offer my sincere commendation to a family's tireless work, their 
dedication to family, faith and trade. They are a role model family for 
all of us. A deep sense of civic contribution and values has been 
instilled through all the generations of the Lowry family. It is my 
hope that this family's tradition continues for many more generations.

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