[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 129 (Friday, September 21, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1646]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA'S CODY TAYLOR

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 21, 2012

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Cody 
Taylor, on the occasion of his retirement after thirty-six years of 
service as Clerk of Court for Holmes County, Florida. For more than 
three decades, Mr. Taylor served the citizens of Northwest Florida with 
distinction and unwavering commitment to public service.
  A native of Northwest Florida, Mr. Taylor attended Poplar Spring High 
School in Graceville. There, he helped lead the basketball team to two 
state championships. He received a basketball scholarship to Chipola 
Junior College and to the University of West Florida, where he 
graduated with a bachelor's degree in Political Science and a master's 
degree in Public Administration. In 1976, Mr. Taylor was elected Holmes 
County Clerk. He has served in this capacity with the utmost respect 
and integrity. His tireless work ethic and dedication to the citizens 
of Holmes County for the last thirty-six years did not go unnoticed. In 
2007, Mr. Taylor was named the ``Clerk of the Year'' by the Florida 
Association of Court Clerks and Comptrollers.
  Mr. Taylor's commitment to the Northwest Florida community extends 
well beyond his role as Holmes County Clerk of Court. He is an active 
member of the Holmes County Chamber of Commerce and a devoted member of 
the First Baptist Church. Mr. Taylor served in the Florida Army 
National Guard and as a member of the Bonifay Kiwanis Club and West 
Florida Regional Planning Council. For twenty years, he served as a 
member of the Bonifay Little League Association and as a basketball 
official for the Florida High School Athletic Association. He was also 
the President and Board Member of the Holmes County Fair Association, 
President and co-founder of Holmes Healthcare, and Vice President of 
the Florida Future Farmers of America.
  In addition to his service to the community, Mr. Taylor is also a 
loving and committed husband, father and grandfather. He and his wife 
Brenda, also a Northwest Florida native, have four children, Zachary, 
Whit, Lucas, and Hilary; and eleven grandchildren, Jordan, Jacob, 
Jackson, Kodie, Campbell, Graham, Gwynneth, Eli, Taylor, Brighton, and 
Georgia. I know Mr. Taylor looks forward to spending more time with 
them following his retirement.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the United States Congress, I thank Cody 
Taylor for his dedication to our community, and I congratulate him on 
his retirement. My wife, Vicki and I wish him and his family all the 
best.

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