[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 57 (Tuesday, April 8, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2232-S2233]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       REMEMBERING ALLEN MAXWELL

 Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, recently, we tragically lost 
Monticello, AR Mayor Allen Maxwell very suddenly and unexpectedly. He 
did a tremendous job as mayor. No one valued his family and community 
more than Mayor Maxwell.
  After a successful career in the private sector, Allen embarked on a 
second career in public service that included a stint as U.S. 
Representative Jay Dickey's chief of staff in the 1990's. Six years 
later, he was motivated to run for an elected office of his own. It was 
an excellent decision that ended with a successful election to the 
Arkansas House of Representatives where he represented district 10 for 
3 terms and focused on creating jobs in Arkansas's manufacturing sector 
before being term-limited out.
  Committed to making Arkansas a better place to live and do business, 
Allen knew he could still contribute and decided to run for mayor of 
Monticello. He won with 70 percent of the vote, focused his energies on 
infrastructure and capital improvements, and left his mark on 
Monticello before his sudden and untimely passing.

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  Mayor Maxwell was a great example for us all. A humble public servant 
who entered this field for the right reasons--he truly wanted to help 
Arkansans and make the State that he loved better. My staff and I 
greatly missed his presence at the annual meeting with legislators in 
Washington. We continue to pray that his family and friends are 
comforted by the fact that major efforts for his community and region 
and concern for his fellow man will continue to live on.

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