[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 25, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E110-E111]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       IN HONOR OF OLAN FAULK, FORMER MAYOR OF RICHLAND, GEORGIA

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 25, 2011

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a 
great public servant to the State of Georgia and our great Nation, Olan 
Faulk. His work as a rural educator, a community action program 
administrator, a long-time and effective aide for former U.S. Senator 
Sam Nunn, and as Mayor of his adopted hometown of Richland, Georgia, 
are proof positive that Olan Faulk made a difference with his life.
  At the age of 80, Mr. Faulk, entered into his eternal rest on 
Thursday, January 20, 2011. He was born on September 17, 1930 in Cairo, 
Georgia, one of four children, to the late Elijah and Missy Powell 
Faulk.
  Mr. Faulk was a graduate of Washington High School in Cairo. He 
received his Bachelor of Science degree from Fort Valley State College, 
now Fort Valley State University, where he was a dedicated lifetime 
member of the Fort Valley State University National Alumni Association. 
He taught vocational agriculture for 7 years in the Stewart County 
School System and later worked for 13 years as Program Developer and 
Director of Operations for the Enrichment Services Program in Columbus, 
Georgia. He bravely served his country during the Korean War.

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  Mr. Faulk's distinguished public service career is highlighted 
through his work as a Senior Administrative Aide to one of our Nation's 
most influential and respected Members of Congress, Senator Sam Nunn of 
Georgia. Following Mr. Faulk's retirement from Senator Nunn's office, 
Mr. Faulk dedicated himself to full-time community service in his 
adopted hometown of Richland, Georgia. In 1998, he was elected as the 
city's first African American mayor, successfully serving two terms.
  With an unyielding humanitarian spirit, he served on many city and 
state boards, councils, and committees. His many memberships and 
appointments included lifetime membership in the National Association 
for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); a member of the Stewart-
Webster Rural Health Board of Directors; the Columbus, Fort Benning, 
and Phenix, Georgia Civilian Military Council; the A. J. McChung YMCA 
Board of Directors; the Muscogee County Rotary Club; the Georgia 
Municipal Association, and a proud lifetime member of Phi Beta Sigma 
Fraternity
  Mr. Faulk was an active volunteer for many organizations and 
projects, including serving as volunteer sponsor of the Richland Annual 
Pig Fest, the Stewart County Historical Society, and Habitat for 
Humanity. In 1993, he was honored as one of the Fifty Most Influential 
African Americans in the Columbus, Phenix, and Fort Benning Area. In 
1996, he was honored when the city of his birth, Cairo, proclaimed 
December 1 as ``Olan Faulk Day.''
  A true Christian, Mr. Faulk was a faithful member of Bethel African 
Methodist Episcopal, AME, Church of Richland, where he served as a 
church steward and trustee. He later joined the Resurrection of Our 
Lord Catholic Church in Savannah, where he remained an active member.
  Mr. Faulk is survived by his loving family: his wife, Risco Faulk; 
his son, Wendell Faulk of Buena Vista, Georgia; four daughters, Vickie 
Faulk Clemons of McDonough, Georgia; Angela Mobley Chavis, Marilyn 
Mobley Geiger, and Carolyn Mobley Pierce, all of Savannah; his brother, 
Outley Faulk of Milledgeville, Georgia; 15 grandchildren; 10 great-
grandchildren; and a host of nephews, nieces, cousins, and many 
friends.
  Mr. Speaker, Olan Faulk was a great public servant, model citizen, 
and a trusted friend to my wife, Vivian, and me. His years of selfless 
service to his community, the State of Georgia, and America are his 
lasting legacy.

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