[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 75 (Friday, May 15, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E724]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            IN RECOGNITION OF THE HONORABLE ADOLPH McLENDON

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 15, 2015

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a devoted 
leader and outstanding public servant, the Honorable Adolph McLendon, 
who has served as the Mayor of Richland, Georgia since 1974. Under 
Mayor McLendon's leadership, Richland has become a prosperous economic 
hub and the ideal community in which to live. Mayor McLendon will be 
honored for his service by his staff, friends, supporters, and the 
citizens of Richland at a celebration on Monday, May 18, 2015 at noon 
at the Richland Hotel in Richland, Georgia.
  A native of Soperton, Georgia, Mayor McLendon began devoting his time 
and talents to public service following his graduation from Soperton 
High School. He spent 36 years with Seaboard Railroad, and served our 
country honorably in the United States Army and Air Force National 
Guard.
  Always seeking to improve and better his community, he served on the 
Lower Chattahoochee Area Planning and Development Committee, the 
Stewart County Water Board, the Board of Richland Banking Company, the 
Board of the Stewart Webster Hospital, and the Board of the Rural 
Health Clinic.
  In 1974, Adolph McLendon was elected mayor of Richland, Georgia and 
during his 33 years of leadership, he has taken great pride in 
improving and investing in the city of Richland. He has created a 
business-friendly setting, effectively generating sales tax revenue, he 
has championed the preservation of Richland's historic downtown 
Victorian storefronts through smart redevelopment, he has advanced 
ideas and initiatives to build a diverse tax digest, and he has built a 
political environment where equal opportunity is not a goal, but a 
reality.
  Dr. Benjamin E. Mays often said: ``You make your living by what you 
get, you make your life by what you give.'' We are so grateful that 
Mayor McLendon has given so much of himself to the city of Richland, 
Georgia. A man of great integrity, he serves as an inspiration to other 
public officials in the city and surrounding areas, as well as to those 
who strive to better their own communities. The residents of Richland 
are truly blessed to have a leader who genuinely cares for each and 
every one of them and has their best interests at heart.
  A man of deep and abiding faith, Mayor McLendon is an active member 
of Richland United Methodist Church, where he has served on and chaired 
the Board of Stewards for many years. He shares his life and 
accomplishments with his wife of 48 years, Margaret.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me, my wife Vivian, and the 
more than 730,000 residents of Georgia's Second Congressional District 
in honoring and recognizing Mayor Adolph McLendon on this special 
occasion for his significant contributions and enduring dedication to 
the city of Richland and Stewart County, Georgia.

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