[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 5 (Thursday, January 9, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E33]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING MACK H. SHORTER

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 9, 2014

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
hardworking and self motivated man, Mr. Mack H. Shorter.
  Mr. Shorter, a native of Issaquena County, has always called the 
Delta his home. He has been a farmer since 1976.
  Mr. Shorter retired from the U.S. Corps of Engineers as a 
construction supervisor in 2008 and began farming full time. Farming 
has been his favorite past time for the last 37 years. During this time 
he has grown cotton, corn and soybeans. ``I just love to make things 
grow,'' stated Mr. Shorter. Since retirement he farms about 160 acres 
of soybeans and raises about 75 to 80 cattle.
  Mr. Shorter has six children. He and his wife, Hazel, reside in 
Fitler, Mississippi in Issaquena County and are active members of Mt. 
Zion Baptist Church in Cary, Mississippi.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mr. Mack 
H. Shorter.

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