[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 103 (Thursday, June 25, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E993]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN RECOGNITION OF MR. JIM TUDOR

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 25, 2015

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor and pleasure to 
extend my personal congratulations and best wishes to an exceptional 
business leader and outstanding citizen, Mr. Jim Tudor, on the occasion 
of his retirement as President of the Georgia Association of 
Convenience Stores.
  Mr. Tudor has spent the last 28 years of his life advancing the 
interests of small business owners and workers in Georgia. After 
spending nine years working for 7-Eleven, Mr. Tudor began working for 
the Georgia Association of Convenience Stores in 1987. As a 
representative of convenience stores across the state, Mr. Tudor worked 
tirelessly to promote a welcoming, inclusive, and world-class business 
atmosphere in hundreds of Georgia stores. His smile and humor were 
familiar to the hundreds of store workers he represented on a daily 
basis.
  Mr. Tudor's service to convenience store owners and workers earned 
distinction for its vigor and persistence. Along with receiving the 
Liberty Award from Brown & Williamson in 2000, Mr. Tudor is the 
recipient of various Pigeon Awards from the Pigeon Committee, a group 
of fellow lobbyists in Georgia. In 2012, his work to ensure the passage 
of Sunday alcohol sales in the state earned him the Golden Pigeon 
award, recognizing him as the state's most influential business 
advocate. Additionally, Mr. Tudor was named by James Magazine as one of 
the top ten lobbyist or trade organizations for three straight years 
from 2012-2014.
  A 1972 graduate of the University of Cincinnati, Mr. Tudor has 
dedicated his life to serving his community. His commitment to public 
service has persisted since his service in the U.S. Army as a young 
man. He has been extremely active in the Georgia Youth Assembly, the 
YMCA, and the Rotary Club of Covington. Always a mentor to those who 
worked and lived around him, Mr. Tudor possesses the rare quality of 
humble leadership.
  Mr. Tudor's Christian faith has always instilled within him a desire 
to positively shape the community in which he lives. As a leader in his 
church, he incorporates his faith into his commitment to public service 
regularly.
  After retirement, Mr. Tudor will enjoy spending time with his four 
children, James, Kelly, Bobby and Bill, and as ``Poppy'' to his five 
grandchildren. He plans to travel across the country with his wife, 
Sandra, in their retro-style 2015 Winnebago. Mr. Tudor has accomplished 
much in his life, but none of it would be possible without the love and 
support of the family he cherishes so dearly.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in extending our 
sincerest appreciation and best wishes to Mr. Jim Tudor upon the 
occasion of his retirement from an outstanding career spanning nearly 
three decades with the Georgia Association of Convenience Stores.

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