[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 144 (Monday, December 1, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S6231]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO DON BAKER

 Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, I wish to honor Don Baker, who 
will retire as the Pike County Judge after 17 years of honorable 
service to the citizens of Arkansas in this elected position.
  As Pike County Judge, Don can be credited with building 16 steel and 
concrete bridges in the county, adding to and upgrading the road and 
landfill equipment, paving and improving many miles of Pike County 
roads, and organizing the Intermodal Authority for Pike, Montgomery, 
Clark, and Dallas Counties. In addition to his county judge duties, Don 
also served as a member of the board of West Central Planning and 
Development District and president of the Upper Southwest Solid Waste 
Landfill District.
  Public service has always been an important part of Don's life. After 
graduating from the University of Arkansas in 1963 and teaching school 
in Mt. Ida, Don worked to extend credit to local farmers, owned a 
Glenwood grocery business, and served as a member on the Glenwood 
Chamber of Commerce, was a charter member of the Glenwood Lion's Club 
and served for 9 years on the Glenwood School Board. In addition, he 
was active in the Glenwood industrial development and taught Sunday 
school at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church.
  Don Baker has displayed dedication, commitment, and an eagerness to 
serve his community we can all admire. My staff and I have enjoyed 
working with Judge Baker on the projects important to Pike County. I am 
truly grateful for his years of honorable service and dedication to 
Pike County and the State of Arkansas.

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