[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 77 (Thursday, May 4, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E604]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN RECOGNITION OF NORM ARCHIBALD

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                        HON. JODEY C. ARRINGTON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 4, 2017

  Mr. ARRINGTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor Norm 
Archibald, Mayor of the City of Abilene, Texas, ``The Key City.'' Norm 
is a native Texan from San Benito. He and his wife Nancy have lived in 
Abilene for more than forty years. When he is not representing Abilene 
as Mayor, Norm serves as Vice President of the Hendrick Health System 
in Abilene where he is responsible for the development of the Health 
System through the Hendrick Medical Center Foundation. He holds a 
bachelor's and a master's degree from Texas A&M University, a master's 
degree from Abilene Christian University, and a doctorate degree from 
Texas Tech University. Norm is the father of two beautiful children, 
Bryan and Betsy, and grandfather to four grandchildren, Hunter, Hudson, 
Margaret, and Archer. During his childhood years, Norm achieved the 
rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of 
America.
   Even with his demanding professional career, Norm has always carved 
out time to serve his community, especially through his work with the 
Abilene/Taylor County Health Board, the United Way, the YMCA, the Boy 
Scouts of America Board, Junior Achievement, the Military Affairs 
Committee of the Abilene Chamber of Commerce, and the Abilene 
Metropolitan Planning Organization. More recently, Norm has been 
serving our country through his membership on the EPA's Local 
Government Advisory Committee.
   Norm became Mayor of Abilene in 2004 after four years of serving on 
the Abilene City Council. He was re-elected in 2005, in 2008, in 2011, 
and again in 2014. Now, after seventeen years on the Abilene City 
Council and thirteen years as Mayor, Norm has chosen to step down to 
make way for new leadership. He has been a strong, effective, and 
passionate advocate for the values and interests that are important to 
Abilene and the Big Country. Mayor Archibald devoted his tenure to 
improving quality of life, long-term water resources, Dyess Air Force 
Base, and local government.
   Mr. Speaker, the people of Abilene and the people of our nation have 
been fortunate to have a man like Norm dedicate so much of his time, 
talents, and energy to building a better and stronger city. I ask that 
my colleagues in the United States House of Representatives join me in 
congratulating Norm as he completes his successful tenure as Mayor of 
Abilene and in thanking Norm and his wife, Nancy, for all their years 
of outstanding public service and exceptional contributions to the city 
of Abilene and the Big Country.

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