[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 107 (Wednesday, July 24, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S5901]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO TOM ED McHUGH

  Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, today I wish to ask my colleagues to 
join me in recognizing Tom Ed McHugh, who will retire as executive 
director of the Louisiana Municipal Association. Mr. McHugh will step 
down on December 31, 2013, after 13 years of dedicated service.
  Mr. McHugh began his career in public service in 1966 as a teacher in 
the East Baton Rouge Parish School System after receiving a Bachelor's 
degree in education from Louisiana State University. In 1989, Mr. 
McHugh was elected mayor-president of the City of Baton Rouge and 
Parish of East Baton Rouge and served three terms in this position. 
Under his leadership, East Baton Rouge Parish experienced its greatest 
years of growth and prosperity. Through his years of service as an 
elected official, Mr. McHugh created enduring changes in a wide breadth 
of programs to impact and improve the lives of every individual within 
and throughout his community.
  Mr. McHugh has worked tirelessly for 13 years as executive director 
of the Louisiana Municipal Association to maintain and promote the 
independence and self-sufficiency of Louisiana's municipalities while 
strengthening the relationship between the local, State, and Federal 
levels of government. He created municipal structures in which all 
people are taken care of, no matter their situation in life. Mr. McHugh 
had a vision to reach the lives of the citizens he vigorously worked to 
improve through dynamic enhancement models that provided quality 
management and services at all levels of government. Mr. McHugh also 
worked continuously to build a strong economic agenda to ensure the 
prosperity of Louisiana's municipalities and communities for 
generations to come.
  Mr. McHugh's distinguished career includes many prestigious 
recognitions. Among them are memberships to the United States 
Conference of Mayors, the National League of Cities, and the governing 
boards of the Louisiana Conference of Mayors and the Louisiana 
Municipal Association. Mr. McHugh's career leaves a legacy of 
accomplishment and dedication to his family and all those who are a 
part of the educational systems and municipalities that he served. 
Together with his high school sweetheart, Betty Schilling McHugh, Mr. 
and Mrs. McHugh are the proud parents and grandparents of three 
children and eight grandchildren, all of whom have continued to inspire 
Mr. McHugh as a professional, a father, and a grandfather.
  Mr. McHugh has been and continues to be an inspiration to all of 
those who have been impacted by his tireless efforts. It is with my 
heartfelt and greatest sincerity that I ask my colleagues to join me 
along with Mr. McHugh's family in recognizing the life and many 
accomplishments of this incredible leader and his impact in so many 
communities.

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