[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 19, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E515-E516]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          CELEBRATING THE RETIREMENT OF CITY MANAGER DAN NICK

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 19, 2016

  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the retirement of 
City Manager Dan Nick of Jourdanton, Texas. He has proudly served the 
people of Jourdanton for nearly eighteen years.
  Dan Nick was born on April 21st, 1948 in Duluth, Minnesota. After 
graduating from high school in 1966, Dan attended the University of 
Minnesota-Duluth and graduated with a degree in Business and minor in 
Economics in 1970. After graduation, Mr. Nick enlisted in the U.S. Army 
and courageously served his country, and completed a tour in Vietnam. 
He returned home to Minnesota in 1972.
  After moving and briefly working for the city of Boise, Idaho, Dan 
began a 25-year career with Morrison-Knudsen Construction Company. His 
career took him all over the country, helping to build and work on 
America's infrastructure in states like Wyoming, Utah, Alaska, and 
Missouri. He and his family chose to settle down in Atascosa County, 
Texas in 1981 where he worked for seventeen years as a business manager 
for Lignite Mine, located just south of Jourdanton. In 1998, he 
embarked on his career as the City Manager of Jourdanton.

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  For nearly 18 years Dan has worked to improve quality of life and 
opportunities in Jourdanton. His efforts helped to bring a number of 
new facilities to the city. Some notable accomplishments include: a new 
water waste treatment plant, a municipal complex, a municipal court, a 
police department, and council chambers. Presently, the construction of 
a new sports complex is under way for the city; another project Dan had 
a hand in accomplishing. Dan Nick's impact as City Manager can be seen 
in the prosperity and success of the city of Jourdanton.
  In addition to his exemplary career as a public servant, Dan Nick is 
a devoted husband and father to Kathryn Hendrickson and their two 
children Kimberley and Daniel.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored to have the opportunity to recognize Dan 
Nick, a patriotic American citizen, a devoted City Manager to 
Jourdanton, and a loving family man.

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