[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 182 (Tuesday, December 15, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1792]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN HONOR OF DAVIDSON COUNTY MANAGER ROBERT HYATT'S SERVICE TO THE STATE 
                           OF NORTH CAROLINA

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                          HON. RICHARD HUDSON

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 15, 2015

  Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the retirement of Mr. 
Robert Hyatt, Davidson County Manager. Mr. Hyatt has been a tireless 
advocate for the people of Davidson County, and has fully earned the 
admiration and gratitude of his fellow North Carolinians.
  Mr. Hyatt served as Davidson County Manager for over 16 years after 
being appointed to the position on May 24, 1999. Prior to his 
appointment as Davidson County Manager, Mr. Hyatt served as Assistant 
County Manager of Brunswick County, North Carolina, from 1995 to 1999; 
Town Manager for the Town of Clayton, North Carolina, from 1988 to 
1995; and Town Manager for the Town of Wallace, North Carolina, from 
1983 to 1988. This is an impressive record of service for any public 
servant, and is certainly worthy of the recognition and praise Mr. 
Hyatt has received during the later years of his service as Davidson 
County Manager.
  Recently, Mr. Hyatt was presented the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, 
the highest award the Governor of North Carolina can bestow, on 
December 8, 2015. The Order was created in 1963, and has been presented 
to honor persons who have a proven record of service to the State of 
North Carolina. In addition to this prestigious honor, Mr. Hyatt 
received the ``Service to Agriculture and Extension Award'' from the 
Davidson County Cooperative Extension for his efforts in support of the 
local agricultural industry and for his representation in 2015 on the 
North Carolina State University Visioning Team. Mr. Hyatt was also 
recognized for his thirty years of service from the International City/
County Management Association on September 25, 2013.
  In addition to his service as Davidson County Manager, Mr. Hyatt has 
been an exemplary civil servant through his contributions to a number 
of other organizations. He has served on the North Carolina City/County 
Managers Association's Membership Support and Program Committees, and 
served a three-year term as a member of the executive board for the Boy 
Scouts for the Uwharrie District of North Carolina.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me today in thanking Davidson County Manager 
Robert Hyatt for his esteemed service to the state of North Carolina 
and wishing Robert, his wife Teresa, and their two sons, Will and Thom, 
well as they enter an exciting new chapter of their lives.

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