[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 180 (Friday, December 11, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1773-E1774]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING THE DEDICATED SERVICE OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA'S HUNTER WALKER 
    ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AS SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA 
                             ADMINISTRATOR

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 11, 2015

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Mr. Hunter 
Walker on the occasion of his retirement as Santa Rosa County 
Administrator, a position in which he has faithfully served for the 
last twenty years.
   A native of Atmore, Alabama and an avid Crimson Tide fan, Mr. Walker 
attended the University of Alabama where he received both his Bachelor 
of Arts in Political Science and his Masters of Public Administration. 
Upon graduation, he served as Assistant to the Homewood, Alabama Mayor 
for five years. He later moved to Yemassee, South Carolina, where he 
worked as both City Planner and Management Specialist, and in 1985, he 
became City Planner and Administrator of Beaufort, South Carolina. In 
1986, he became Grady County, Georgia County Administrator in 1986, and 
from there, he moved to Tifton, Georgia, where he served as City and 
County Manager for seven years.
   In 1995, Mr. Walker moved to Santa Rosa County, located in Florida's 
First Congressional District where he has since served as County 
Administrator. For the last two decades, Mr. Walker has been 
responsible for ensuring the efficient daily operation of county 
services. In addition, he has been responsible for drafting an annual 
operating budget for the county, preparing policy recommendations and 
advising County Commissioners on short and long term policy goals, 
working with state and federal officials and local stakeholders on 
joint policy efforts, and ensuring that policies enacted by the County 
Commission are carried out in the most thorough and efficient manner 
possible.
   Aside from his public service, Mr. Walker is an active member and 
vestryman at Holy Cross Episcopal Church in Pensacola and enjoys 
spending time with his family and playing golf.

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   Mr. Speaker, on behalf of a grateful community, I am pleased to 
congratulate Mr. Hunter Walker on his well-earned retirement. My wife 
Vicki and I wish him; his wife, Pam; daughter, Sarah; and son, John all 
the best for continued success.

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