[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 176 (Wednesday, December 7, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H7285]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING NED RANDOLPH

  (Mr. ABRAHAM asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a faithful public 
servant of Louisiana, Mr. Edward Gordon Randolph, Jr., better known as 
Ned, who passed away October 4, 2016, at the age of 74.
  Ned was a political force in Louisiana. He served in the Louisiana 
House of Representatives, the Louisiana Senate, and served as mayor of 
his hometown, the great city of Alexandria, Louisiana.
  Ned served in that capacity for over 20 years, and he had many, many 
accomplishments in that job. Among those was the opening of the 
Alexandria Riverfront Center, and advocating for the transition from 
England Air Force Base to England Airpark, which is still in existence. 
He revitalized that entire city and left behind a legacy of great, 
great success.
  So, again, just a tribute to Ned Randolph. He will be missed.

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