[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 60 (Thursday, April 23, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H2422]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       PETE WHEELER AND JAY SHAW

  (Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and 
remember two great civil servants from the great State of Georgia who 
passed away this week: Pete Wheeler, commissioner of the Georgia 
Department of Veterans Service, and former State representative and 
transportation board member Jay Shaw.
  Mr. Wheeler served in the Army infantry and in the Georgia Army 
National Guard, retiring as a brigadier general and receiving several 
awards for his service, including the Veterans of Foreign Wars Silver 
and Gold Medals of Merit. He was a longtime attorney who used his past 
military service to advocate on behalf of veterans in Georgia. Mr. 
Wheeler served as VA commissioner for 61 years. If you couldn't get it 
done any other way, you just called Pete.
  Mr. Shaw began his public service as mayor of Lakeland for 10 years. 
He also served in the Georgia House of Representatives, supporting 
improvements to the transportation system in Georgia. Mr. Shaw was an 
active member of the Georgia State Transportation Board and served as 
its chairman in the past.
  These two Georgians did so much for our great State, and I offer my 
condolences to their families and friends, and I would like to thank 
them for their service.

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