[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 171 (Wednesday, November 18, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2794]
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         HONORING LEE MYERS, MAYOR OF MATTHEWS, NORTH CAROLINA

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                        HON. SUE WILKINS MYRICK

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 18, 2009

  Mrs. MYRICK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge the great 
work of one of my constituents, R. Lee Myers, mayor of Matthews, North 
Carolina. Mayor Myers has recently completed his ninth term in office. 
Lee is a wonderful public servant--he's given over 20 years of his life 
to serve the citizens of Matthew--as mayor and as a town commissioner. 
During this time, he's overseen the rapid development of Matthews into 
one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the Nation.
  Born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, in 1951, Mayor Myers 
graduated from East Mecklenburg High School, received a B.A from East 
Carolina University in 1973, and received a law degree from Oklahoma 
City University School of Law in 1976. Mayor Myers and his wife Lucinda 
have two children, Matthew and Amanda. He currently practices law 
alongside his son, Matthew, at the Myers Law Firm, PLLC.
  Mayor Myers' civic activities also include serving on the 
Mecklenburg-Union Metropolitan Planning Organization from 1989 until 
the present, having served as chairman from 1997 to 2005. He has also 
been the Matthews representative to the Metropolitan Transit Commission 
since its formation.
  Today, I join the nearly 30,000 residents of Matthews in thanking 
Mayor Myers for his two decades of outstanding service to them and to 
Mecklenburg County. His dedication is to be commended, and I wish him 
and his family all the best.

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