[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 62 (Friday, April 27, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E690]
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                     HONORING HOWARD CHAPMAN MORRIS

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                        HON. H. MORGAN GRIFFITH

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 27, 2012

  Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I honor Howard Chapman Morris, 
a devoted public servant to the people of Giles and the Greater New 
River Valley, who passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2012.
  A World War II Army Veteran, the first Giles County Voter Registrar, 
an active member of Christ Episcopal Church in Pearisburg, and a member 
of the American Legion Post in Narrows, the American Legion Post in 
Pembroke and the VFW Post in Narrows, Howard truly loved to serve.
  He was active in the Giles County community serving as a member and 
past chairman of both the Giles County Board of Supervisors and the 
Giles County Republican Party. He was a proud member, volunteer, and 
past president of the Giles County Chamber of Commerce. He was named 
the Giles County Citizen of the Year in 2006. And, he served on the 
Agency On Aging Board, the New River Valley Airport Commission. Howard 
also spent time on the Board at the Fairview Home in Dublin, where the 
dining room was dedicated in his honor.
  A man whose legacy and influence will be long remembered across the 
Greater New River Valley and throughout Southwest Virginia, Howard will 
be greatly missed. My thoughts and prayers go out to Howard's wife, 
Brenda; his four daughters; and all his family and friends. A husband, 
father, grandfather, public servant, and veteran, I am honored to pay 
tribute to Howard's many contributions to the community.

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