[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 127 (Monday, September 8, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1349]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO MAYOR DICK CALLAWAY

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                       HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 8, 2014

  Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dick Callaway, Mayor 
of the City of St. Albans, who has been honored by his peers at the 
West Virginia Municipal League recognizing him as 2014 Mayor of the 
Year. He has dutifully served the City of St. Albans as its Mayor for 
eight years, elected in 2009 and 2013. I have had the honor to work 
with Mayor Callaway on numerous occasions, and have always admired his 
professionalism, his vision and his concern for his constituents and 
the community.
  Mayor Callaway is very involved with other organizations that affect 
the quality of life of the City of St. Albans and Kanawha County. He 
currently holds seats on the Board of Directors for the Charleston Area 
Alliance, Regional Development Authority, and Bridge Valley Community 
and Technical College Foundation. In addition, he is the Past President 
of the WV Municipal League and is currently Chairman of the Regional 
Intergovernmental Council, which provides an array of services that 
support economic development, infrastructure, planning and 
intergovernmental cooperation.
  Before serving the City of St. Albans, Callaway was involved in 
broadcasting and education. He is a past president of the WV Associated 
Press Broadcasters Association. He is the former owner and operator of 
radio stations in both Charleston and Boone County, WV. He has served 
as a member of the executive council for AARP West Virginia. While with 
AARP, he produced and hosted the AARP West Virginia television 
broadcast. Before becoming mayor, Callaway produced and hosted several 
television programs in the Charleston viewing area. Callaway is the 
current host of ``Community Issues'' for the West Virginia Library 
Network. In the field of Education, he served as the President of the 
WV Vocational Education Association.
  These experiences have proven invaluable in his duties and 
performance as Mayor. Under his leadership, the St. Albans Drug 
Prevention Task Force was established; St. Alban's Main Street was 
opened for economic development; the old Alban Theater was purchased 
and transformed into a theatrical production house for theatrical 
performances and as a home for the Alban Arts Academy for classes in 
the performing and visual arts. He also oversaw the reconstruction of 
the Dick Henderson Bridge, an essential span over the Kanawha River 
connecting the Cities of St. Albans and Nitro. Callaway also saves the 
St. Albans Municipal Utility Commission at least $75,000 annually by 
serving as its General Manager.
  Callaway, and his wife Libby, celebrated their 51st wedding 
anniversary in July of this year. He and Libby have two daughters, six 
grandchildren, and are the loving pet parents to Becker the beagle and 
Roz the terrier. Even with his hectic schedule, Mayor Callaway takes 
his 90+ year-old Mother to the beauty parlor and shopping every 
Saturday morning.
  His leadership gifts shine not only on the professional front, but 
also in his personal life. Callaway is a Deacon and Adult Bible Study 
Teacher at First Baptist Church in St. Albans. He is kind hearted, mild 
mannered and always ready to help others, which has gained him the 
support, love and respect of not only the citizens of St. Albans, but 
his employees as well.
  Mr. Speaker, the State of West Virginia, City of St. Albans, and 
indeed, the United States of America owe Mayor Dick Callaway a debt of 
gratitude for his many years of distinguished service. I would like to 
close by offering Congratulations to Mayor Callaway on this 
prestigious, much deserved honor. I am truly privileged to call him my 
friend and fellow West Virginian.

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