[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 137 (Friday, September 25, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2371]
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                        REMEMBERING JIM BRADSHAW

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 25, 2009

  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to remember former Forth 
Worth City Councilman Jim Bradshaw, who helped to positively shape his 
community by serving its citizens.
  Mr. Bradshaw graduated from Baylor University and soon after began 
his career in North Texas. He was elected Mayor Pro Tem by the city 
council, serving beside Hugh Parmer in 1977. Mr. Bradshaw resigned from 
the city council to challenge House Majority Leader Jim Wright, who 
remembered Bradshaw as being tough competition. Bradshaw also ran 
against Tom Vandergriff for the 26th Distict seat in the House of 
Representatives. He was not successful in the bid, but it did not deter 
him from continuing in public service.
  Mr. Bradshaw's service to his community went far beyond his time 
spent on the city council. He sat on advisory boards for the Recovery 
Resource Council and the Betty Ford Center. Bradshaw's own experiences 
led him to help others battle addiction, and in 2005 President George 
W. Bush awarded him The President's Call to Service Award. Mr. Bradshaw 
also served on the board of the United Way, March of Dimes, and was the 
recipient of Bank of America's Local Hero Award for Neighborhood 
Excellence in 2006.
  It is with great honor that I remember Mr. Jim Bradshaw for his 
tenacity in public service as well as his strong commitment to his 
community. We will always remember the example he set, and he will be 
greatly missed.

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