[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 131 (Monday, September 15, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1406]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN RECOGNITION OF JIM AND EVA DYKES

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 15, 2014

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I ask for the House's attention 
today to recognize Mr. and Mrs. Jim Dykes who have been married 59 
years and serve as clergy in Lee County, Alabama.
  Jim and Eva met while Jim was still serving his country in the U.S. 
Army. They were married in Mannheim, Germany in 1955.
  When Jim's tour of duty ended, the Dykes moved to Denver, Colorado. 
In 1970, they moved back to Lee County, Alabama where Jim served as a 
pastor.
  The Dykes raised four children and are the proud grandparents of 
seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Their children 
include: Jimmy Dykes, Helene Sykes, Ernest Byron Dykes and Maryanne 
Pillgreen.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in thanking Mr. and Mrs. Dykes for their 
tireless service in the Lee County community.

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