[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 170 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H6315]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNIZING BILL AND BETTY BURNS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Dold) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, I want to take this opportunity to recognize 
two very special individuals from Lake Villa for their continued 
dedication to our community. Those individuals are Bill and Betty 
Burns. They both have consistently been at the forefront of the 
planning and execution of a number of wonderful community events that 
really serve as an opportunity to bring everyone together.
  Each and every year, Bill and Betty have helped plan the Lake Villa 
Memorial Day, St. Patrick's Day, and Christmas parades. With their 
consistent hard work and dedication, these events have been great 
successes that have been really the glue that has brought our community 
together, not just on these special days but really a sense of 
community throughout the entire year.
  Last year, Mr. Speaker, the Tenth District recognized them for their 
service to Lake Villa and to Grayslake with the public servant award 
for their dedication to our community.
  Mr. Speaker, it is really individuals like Bill and Betty Burns that 
make our community stronger; and there are people like Bill and Betty 
all over our great Nation that are doing the things necessary to make 
sure that the little details are not left undone. They do this work 
tirelessly and thanklessly, in order to make sure our communities are a 
little bit stronger and a little bit better.
  So I want to take this opportunity, Mr. Speaker, to thank Bill and 
Betty Burns for their tireless service and dedication to our community 
to make it a much stronger and better place.

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