[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 180 (Friday, December 11, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1780]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO LARRY GILES

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 11, 2015

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Larry Giles, of Mount Ayr, Iowa, for being selected as a 
member of the Mount Ayr Community Hall of Fame.
  Larry was a 1958 graduate of Tingley High School and was hired as a 
junior high math teacher at Mount Ayr Schools in 1966. During his 29 
years at Mount Ayr Schools Larry served in a number of different roles, 
including: elementary guidance counselor, special education 
coordinator, and eventually elementary principal. Larry was closely 
involved in the reorganization of individual schools into Mount Ayr 
Community Schools. At one point, he was the principal of 13 buildings 
at the same time. Larry has served on the school board, Southwestern 
Community College Board, the Mount Ayr Foundation Board, and has been 
an active sports official since 1967.
  Mr. Speaker, Larry's efforts embody the Iowa spirit and I am honored 
to represent him and Iowans like him in the United States Congress I 
ask that all of my colleagues in the United States House of 
Representatives join me in congratulating Larry for his distinguished 
career and wishing him nothing but continued success.

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