[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 7, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E837]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         DEATH OF JOHN MULLINIX

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                           HON. DOUG COLLINS

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 7, 2016

  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with great sorrow 
as Georgia's Ninth District mourns the loss of one of its great 
leaders.
  John Mullinix epitomized the North Georgia values of my district. His 
passing on May 22nd robbed us of a man who truly valued patriotism and 
the well-being of our great nation.
  John loved the Constitution as much as he loved the beautiful 
mountains of Fannin County that he called home. It was in those 
mountains that John showed what service to your community truly means.
  John never hesitated to give his time when his community was in need. 
He served as a volunteer firefighter, a guest columnist for his local 
newspaper, and Chairman of the Fannin County Tea Party Patriots.
  In our time of divisive partisanship and vicious personal attacks, 
John provided a refreshing return to positive politics. His motto was 
that you could disagree without being disagreeable.
  John held to his political beliefs with the same sincerity with which 
he lived his life. His ideal time to discuss politics was over some 
good Georgia barbeque.
  I join the people of Fannin County and the Ninth District of Georgia 
in offering our thoughts and prayers to his wife, Janet, mother, 
Elizabeth, and siblings; Patricia, Stephen, Michael, and Mark. We have 
lost a man that will never be replaced.

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