[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 75 (Thursday, May 12, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E692]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    HONORING HELEN AND TAYLOE MURPHY

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 12, 2016

  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Helen and Tayloe 
Murphy of Mount Holly, VA for their many years of dedicated service to 
conservation, beautification and preservation efforts in Virginia.
   Helen has been engaged in preservation and conservation activities 
for over 50 years. She has served on the boards of the Virginia 
Historical Society, the Virginia Nature Conservancy, the Virginia 
Outdoors Foundation, the Department of Historic Resources, the Lewis 
Ginter Botanical Garden and the Rappahannock Community College. In 
addition to serving on these boards, Helen served as the President of 
the Menokin Foundation from 2004 to 2010 and the President of The 
Garden Club of Virginia from 1992 to 1994.
   Tayloe has also dedicated his life to public service. After 
graduating from Hampton--Sydney College, Mr. Murphy attended law school 
at the University of Virginia and then went on to serve as a 
commissioned officer in the United States Navy. Continuing his public 
service career, he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 
1982 to 2000, and was later appointed Secretary of Natural Resources 
during Governor Mark Warner's administration. While a member of the 
General Assembly and as Secretary of Natural Resources he served on the 
Chesapeake Bay Commission and was its chairman three times. Tayloe has 
practiced law since 1960, and he has been a leading voice for 
environmental interests for decades, playing an instrumental role in 
the development of key legislation, regulations and policies. He has 
served on the Board of Trustees of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and 
Preservation Virginia. He is a former President of the Northern Neck 
Historical Society and serves on the Board of Directors of Union 
Bankshares Corporation. Tayloe just finished his term as President of 
the Menokin Foundation after serving for six years.
   Mr. and Mrs. Murphy have shown an unwavering commitment to the 
conservation of Virginia's natural resources. Their leadership and hard 
work has not gone unnoticed. The Murphy's active involvement has made 
their community a better place and I am proud to have them as residents 
of the First District. I thank both Helen and Tayloe for their 
leadership of the Menokin Foundation and for working tirelessly to 
protect our natural resources and environment for future generations.

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