[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 143 (Wednesday, September 6, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1171]
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               IN HONOR OF THE 90TH BIRTHDAY OF NEIL KOON

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 6, 2017

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I ask for the House's attention 
to recognize the 90th birthday of Mr. Neil Koon.
  Mr. Koon was born on August 08, 1927 in Salem, Alabama and has lived 
there his whole life. He graduated from Smith Station High School in 
1944. He was raised on a dairy farm and continued in the dairy business 
until the 1950s. He later went in to the timber business and started 
the Phenix City Realty Business in 1962 and still works there today.
  He married Grace 67 years ago and was blessed with three children. He 
and his wife have been members of the Concord Baptist Church in Salem 
for 57 years. He was ordained a deacon in 1962 and still serves in that 
role presently.
  Mr. Koon is a charter member of the Smith Station Ruritan Community 
Organization and the Bleeker Ruritan Club when it was organized in 
1982. He is a member emeritus of the State of Alabama Board of Realtors 
and Phenix City Board of Realtors.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in recognizing the 90th birthday of Mr. 
Neil Koon.

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