[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 177 (Wednesday, December 2, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2869-E2870]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING BRIAN AND DORIE BARKEY

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 2, 2009

  Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, on Wednesday, December 2nd, the Tall Pine 
Council--Boy Scouts of America is bestowing its Distinguished Citizen 
Award on Brian and Dorie Barkey. A dinner will be held in their honor 
in Grand Blanc, Michigan.
  Dorie Barkey retired from the Red Cross in 1999 and the Crim Race 
Director asked her to direct the Crim Adult Training Program. Brian 
became the volunteer training program coordinator about the same time. 
Under their leadership the training program set all time records for 
the following 8 years. Between 1999 and 2008 Dorie and Brian had 
enrolled 7200 trainees in the program. The training program is known 
nationally as the largest training program for a single event in the 
world.
  Brian, a Genesee County attorney with over 37 years of law practice, 
served on the Crim Board of Directors for 15 years and was President of 
the Board for 4 years. Active with the Genesee County Bar Association, 
he served as editor of its publication, Bar Beat, for 3 years. He was 
recognized for his work in 2002 and was awarded the Genesee County 
Distinguished Mediator of the Year Award. The following year he served 
as the Genesee County Bar Association's President and he currently 
serves as the ``chairman for life'' of the Bar Association's Community 
Holiday Dinner. The Michigan State Bar Association bestowed its Unsung 
Hero Award on Brian for his work with the Crim Race in 2009.
  Madam Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in 
congratulating Dorie and Brian Barkey as they receive the Distinguished 
Citizen Award. The Tall Pine Council grants the award to those persons 
that exemplify Scouting values and have made a significant impact in 
the community. Both Dorie and Brian Barkey have spent their lives 
working to build a better community and I wish them the best as they 
continue to assist the people of the Flint area.

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