[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 169 (Thursday, October 19, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1394]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF KONNI MCMURRY BEING NAMED THE MOORE COUNTY WOMAN OF 
                                THE YEAR

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                          HON. RICHARD HUDSON

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 19, 2017

  Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Konni McMurray for 
receiving the Moore County Woman of the Year Award.
  This award is presented by the Moore County Community Foundation to 
an individual who has exhibited selflessness and a humble desire to 
serve their community. Mrs. McMurray earned this award by putting 
others before herself and for her decades of service to Moore County.
  Originally from a suburb of Kansas City, Konni moved to Moore County 
in 1989 with her husband, Brian. Currently she is the Vice President of 
McMurray Fabrics in Aberdeen and Atex Technologies in Pinebluff. Mr. 
and Mrs. McMurray have provided hundreds of good-paying jobs to the 
community over the years, but despite her business success, Konni still 
finds time to support numerous local service organizations. She has 
served on the Boards of The O'Neal School, the Boys and Girls Club of 
the Sandhills, and Sandhills Community College, just to name a few. 
Konni has also been a tireless advocate for the less fortunate animals 
in Moore County through her leadership with the Moore County Society of 
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)--when she can't find a 
foster home for a pet in need, she's been known to foster the animals 
personally.
  Konni and her husband, Brian, have four amazing children, and she's 
instilled the same servant's heart in all of them. I am extremely 
grateful to count Konni McMurray as a friend, and I know everyone in 
Moore County is even more grateful for her service and leadership to 
our community.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me today in honoring Konni McMurray for 
being named the Moore County Woman of the Year.

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