[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 14, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H3768-H3769]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
CELEBRATING THE 90TH BIRTHDAY OF HUGH McMILLAN
(Mr. KILMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute.)
Mr. KILMER. Mr. Speaker, Friday is a big day in my neck of the woods.
It is the day we are going to celebrate the 90th birthday of Hugh
McMillan. Hugh is an absolute icon of our region and is the definition
of a servant.
He served our country in the military and in the intelligence
community, and he served our community as the unofficial mayor of the
Key Peninsula. That is evidenced through his service in the Lions Club,
who each year puts on a Citizen of the Year ceremony to honor those who
make the Key Peninsula a better and stronger place. In fact, he served
the community so well, he was given the Service Above Self Award
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from the Gig Harbor Rotary Club. Having a group of Rotarians honor a
Lions Club member is a big deal.
Beyond that service to community, though, he is also a servant when
it comes to our kids. He served on the board of the Communities In
Schools group in the Peninsula School District and on the Peninsula
Schools Education Foundation board. He writes a Kids' Corner column in
the Peninsula Gateway. Anytime there is a kid in our neck of the woods
doing something cool, Hugh McMillan is there with a camera to take
their picture and make them feel special.
I am just very grateful for all he does on behalf of kids and on
behalf of our community and our country, and I am proud to call him a
friend.
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