[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 114 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S5149]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO RAY HARRY

 Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, today I congratulate Ray Harry on 
his recent retirement after 40 years at Southern Company.
  Ray started with Southern Company back in 1976 as an environmental 
licensing specialist at Gulf Power in his home State of Florida. Since 
then, he has held numerous senior positions dealing with environmental 
policy both at Gulf Power and at Southern Company itself. Most 
recently, he served as senior director of governmental affairs in the 
company's Washington, DC, office, responsible for the direction and 
management of all Federal environmental issues. He represented Southern 
with great distinction before Federal policymakers in both Congress and 
the executive branch, with international policymaking bodies such as 
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and as part 
of various coalitions and trade associations in Washington, DC.
  During his many years of service, I had the privilege of getting to 
know Ray and of working with him on a number of important environmental 
issues facing our country. He was always honest, straightforward, and 
eager to share his deep experience and policy expertise. More than 
that, his soft-spoken manner and quick, wry sense of humor made him a 
pleasure to be around. I congratulate Ray on his retirement and wish 
him and his wife, Sheila, all the best in their coming 
adventures.

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