[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4399]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO NATHAN DILLS

 Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize Nathan 
Dills, the first Oklahoman to be sworn in as president of the Sheet 
Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association, SMACNA. 
With over 3,000 company members, SMACNA is a leader in promoting 
quality and excellence in the sheet metal and air conditioning 
industry.
  Nathan decided to go into the family sheet metal business in 2006. 
The passion for sheet metal operations goes back three generations in 
Nathan's family. His grandfather, O.C. Patten, was a sheet metal 
worker, and his father started the family's sheet metal business in 
1977. Nathan now owns and operates the family companies in Oklahoma 
City.
  Not only was Nathan's father, Harold, on the SMACNA board of 
directors, be he was also a member of the college of fellows, a 
prestigious group within the SMACNA community. While a part of SMACNA, 
he won the two highest awards given by the organization. Before Harold 
passed away in 2016, Nathan was elected to the board, making his father 
and the rest of his family extremely proud.
  I am most impressed by Nathan's devotion to his faith and his family. 
He has been married to his wife, Shannon, for 19 years. Nathan has two 
stepchildren, Hayley and Jordan, one daughter, Olivia, and one 
grandchild, Zaidan. With 20 kids and grandkids myself, I can attest to 
the true joy faith and family bring to one's life.
  I want to congratulate Nathan Dills on this well-deserved position 
and wish him well in his new role as SMACNA president.

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