[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 24, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H7091]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING DAVID ALEXANDER HOGUE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
South Carolina (Mr. Norman) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor and privilege to recognize a 
true American, David Alexander Hogue. David is the son of Grady and 
Dovie Hogue, born in 1946 in Blacksburg, South Carolina. He attended 
Blacksburg public schools and was elected president of his high school 
senior class.
  He then enrolled at the University of South Carolina School of 
Pharmacy, where he graduated in 1970. After working in a drugstore in 
York, South Carolina, and Cherokee drug store in Gaffney, South 
Carolina, he returned to Blacksburg, where he became the owner of Iron 
City Pharmacy, which was a 75-year-old business.
  Among his many accomplishments, he formed the Iron City Band where he 
played piano and toured the entire Southeast with his band. As a member 
of the Blacksburg First Baptist Church, he was a member of the choir; 
he was a deacon; he was a trustee; and he was chairman of his Sunday 
school class.
  In 1989, David entered the political arena, where he was elected to 
the Blacksburg City Council, where he was appointed mayor pro tempore. 
He was then appointed mayor by then-Governor Carroll Campbell after his 
predecessor was removed from office, and he won a special election for 
mayor in June of 1990, where he has served honorably for the last 28 
years.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to recognize, in the 115th session of 
Congress, a true American, David Alexander Hogue.

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