[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 6, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1196]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         IN HONOR OF THE RETIREMENT OF OXFORD MAYOR LEON SMITH

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 6, 2016

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I ask for the House's attention 
today to recognize Mayor Leon Smith, who has served as Mayor of the 
City of Oxford Alabama since 1984.
  Leon Smith was born in Selmer, Tennessee on March 11, 1940. He was 
married to Delone Banks of Jasper, Alabama (deceased) and was blessed 
with four sons: Gary, John (deceased), Terry (deceased) and Danny 
(deceased). Mayor Smith was also a self-employed businessman over the 
past 30 years.
  Mayor Smith was elected as Mayor of the City of Oxford in 1984. He is 
a member of the First Baptist Church of Oxford. He has served as 
Commissioner of Oxford Baseball for Youth, Past League President and 
Coach of Oxford Football for Youth, Past Exalted Ruler of Elks (four 
consecutive terms), a member of the Jacksonville State University Board 
of Directors, a Board Member of the American Association of Retirement 
Communities and a Member of the Masons and Shriners.
  Mayor Smith has served on the Alabama League of Municipalities, the 
National League of Cities, the East Alabama Regional Planning and 
Development Commission, the Cerebral Palsy Board of Directors, the 
Jacksonville State University Citizens Advisory Committee, the Juvenile 
Justice Coordinating Council, the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce 
Military Affairs Committee and the Technical Review Committee for 
Anniston Army Depot.
  Mayor Smith has dedicated his life to being a public servant to the 
people of Oxford and Alabama.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in recognizing Mayor Smith and wishing 
him well in his retirement.

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