[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 132 (Tuesday, September 15, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1281]
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                      TRIBUTE TO WILBERT V. PAYNES

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                  HON. HENRY C. ``HANK'' JOHNSON, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 15, 2015

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following 
Proclamation.
  Whereas, Mr. Wilbert V. Paynes is celebrating forty-two (42) years of 
serving others in the United States Army Corps of Engineers. He 
currently serves as Director of the United States Army Corps of 
Engineers Deep Draft Navigation Planning Center of Expertise and as 
Chief for the Planning and Policy Division for the South Atlantic 
Division of the United States Army Corps of Engineers located in 
Atlanta, Georgia; and
  Whereas, Mr. Paynes retires this year as a Director for the United 
States Corps of Engineers; wherein under his guidance as a Director, he 
has provided stellar leadership on an international level and has 
enhanced the lives of many in the Southeastern United States, Puerto 
Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; and
  Whereas, this remarkable and tenacious man is an ambassador of 
goodwill; he has managed projects, educated colleagues, and directed 
several major water resource feasibility studies; and
  Whereas, Mr. Paynes is a man of compassion, a fearless leader, a 
servant to all and a visionary who has shared his time and talent to 
promote the best in Civil Engineering on behalf of the United States 
Corps of Engineers; and
  Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Fourth District of Georgia 
has set aside this day to honor and recognize Mr. Wilbert V. Paynes as 
he celebrates forty-two years in service and to salute him as he 
retires from the United States Corps of Engineers; A true Man of 
Excellence; now therefore, I, Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., do hereby 
proclaim October 2, 2015 as Mr. Wilbert V. Paynes Day in the 4th 
Congressional District.
  Proclaimed, this 2nd day of October, 2015.

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