[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 97 (Wednesday, June 7, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E778]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     THE RETIREMENT OF CRAIG SOUZA

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                           HON. DAVID ROUZER

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 7, 2017

  Mr. ROUZER. Mr. Speaker, it is a great pleasure for me to make 
special mention today of the retirement of Craig Souza, a gentleman who 
has contributed decades of service to North Carolina through his 
leadership in providing quality health care facilities throughout the 
state.
  Craig has served as President and CEO of the North Carolina Health 
Care Facilities Association since 1977. He is a proud graduate of East 
Carolina University (ECU) and has the distinction of having served as 
chairman of the ECU Board of Trustees.
  Mr. Souza has served in a number of leadership roles, including his 
service on the UNC Board of Governors, as past president of both the 
American Society of Health Care Association Executives and the 
Association Executives of North Carolina; and as a member of the Board 
of Directors of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine, the North 
Carolina Social Services Commission and the North Carolina Board of 
Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators. He also served with 
distinction as deputy secretary of the North Carolina Department of 
Human Resources.
  Throughout his career, Mr. Souza has carried out his service with 
integrity and dedication providing our state with valued leadership and 
counsel in every endeavor.
  In his retirement, Craig plans to continue to enjoy spending time 
with family, traveling, playing golf, watching Carolina Panthers 
football, and cheering on his beloved ECU Pirates.
  On behalf of the State of North Carolina, thank Craig for his years 
of commitment and service. I wish him the very best as he enters this 
next chapter in his life.

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