[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 109 (Thursday, July 22, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1399-E1400]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   TRIBUTE TO MR. JOSEPH M. FARLEY, FORMER PRESIDENT OF ALABAMA POWER

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 22, 2010

  Mr. BONNER. Madam Speaker, I rise to offer tribute to a remarkable 
businessman and leader in Alabama, Mr. Joseph M. Farley, who passed 
away on May 24 at the age of 82.
  Joe Farley guided Alabama Power Company for 2 decades, serving as 
president from 1969 to 1989.
  He is credited with--and admired for--his steady and wise leadership, 
successfully guiding Alabama Power during some very difficult times for 
the energy industry in America.
  From the beginning, it appeared as though Joe Farley was both 
educated and trained for the task of running a major energy company. He 
held a mechanical engineering degree from Princeton University, 
attended the University of Alabama's College of Commerce

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and Business Administration, and earned a law degree from Harvard 
University. At every level Joe excelled and even as a young man, he was 
always the one person that others looked up to as a leader.
  After serving 2 decades at the helm of Alabama Power, Mr. Farley took 
over the nuclear energy division of the Southern Company--Alabama 
Power's parent company.
  His advocacy of nuclear energy could not have come at a more 
important time for the nuclear industry and he instantly became known 
around the country as one of the preeminent experts on the subject. He 
was responsible for the construction of the nuclear power facility near 
Dothan, Alabama which bears his name. Even today, the Farley Nuclear 
Plant remains an example of how productive and efficient nuclear power 
can be used in generating electricity.
  A former president of the Birmingham Area Chamber of Commerce and the 
Alabama Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Farley was also inducted in the 
Alabama Business Hall of Fame.
  A highly regarded family man and member of the board of the Alabama 
Children's Hospital Foundation, Joe Farley was truly a credit to our 
state and his loss will be deeply felt by all who knew him.
  Madam Speaker, our sincere condolences and prayers go out to his 
family and friends during this difficult time.

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