[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 116 (Wednesday, August 1, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1383-E1384]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             RECOGNITION OF THE RETIREMENT OF GARY BARRIGER

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                           HON. DAVID P. ROE

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, August 1, 2012

  Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. Gary 
Barrigar, who is stepping down as president of the Boone Watershed 
Partnership, which he has served since 2005. Through both his work with 
the Partnership and as a schoolteacher, Gary has made incredible 
contributions to his East Tennessee community.
  As a science teacher who was in the classroom for 38 years at 
Elizabethton High School, Gary headed the award-winning Elizabethton 
High Ecology Club. He has also been an integral part of numerous 
organizations that protect the environment and outdoor areas that we 
East Tennesseeans hold so close to our hearts.
  Gary has made it his life's mission to increase water quality 
awareness and help preserve local rivers and streams--something

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that all of us in East Tennessee are the better for.
  I commend Gary for his selfless contributions to East Tennessee and 
its water resources and wish him the best as he transitions into this 
new stage in life.

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