[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 86 (Monday, June 17, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E886-E887]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING THE SERVICE OF HURST COUNCILMAN CHARLES SWEARENGEN

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                          HON. KENNY MARCHANT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 14, 2013

  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to recognize Charles Swearengen 
for his 30 years of service as the councilman for Place 1 of the City 
of Hurst, Texas.
  Charles has spent nearly a half-century of his life serving Hurst. 
Prior to taking the oath of office as a councilman in 1983, Charles 
served 18 years on the Hurst Parks and Recreation Board in which he 
spent 13 of those years as the chairman.
  Throughout his years of service to the City of Hurst, Charles has 
been a pivotal influence in the development of recreational projects in 
the city. Under his guidance, the city has opened two aquatics centers, 
renovated a

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recreation center, developed multiple parks, established the Hurst 
Athletic Center, and opened the Hurst Senior Citizens Activities 
Center.
  Aside from his leadership role as a councilman, Charles has served on 
numerous civic committees and boards in North Texas. Some of these 
civic organizations included North Central Texas Council of 
Governments, Tarrant County Crime Prevention Resource Center Board of 
Directors, Hurst-Euless-Bedford Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 
National Management Association, City of Hurst Finance and Investment 
Committee, City of Hurst Crime Control District Board of Directors, 
City of Hurst Community Services Development Corporation Board of 
Directors, Resource Conservation Council and Stop Illegal Dumping 
Committee, Public Safety and Crime Prevention Committee of the National 
League of Cities, and Fort Worth Water and Wastewater Advisory 
Committee for the City of Hurst.
  Charles is married to Gwendolyn, and together they have two children 
and four grandchildren. He and his wife have been attending the First 
United Methodist Church of Hurst since 1959 where he once served as the 
chairman of church's Mission Central Program.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the 24th Congressional District of Texas, I 
ask all my distinguished colleagues to join me in thanking Charles 
Swearengen for his 30 years of public service as a councilman for the 
City of Hurst.

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