[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 145 (Friday, August 31, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1186]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING DAN OVERBEY'S RETIREMENT FROM SOUTHEAST MISSOURI REGIONAL 
                             PORT AUTHORITY

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                            HON. JASON SMITH

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 31, 2018

  Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dan Overbey 
for 25 years of dedicated service to his community serving as Executive 
Director of the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority. His 
positive attitude and problem solving mindset has been a great asset to 
the Port and the Eighth District of Missouri. He has achieved many 
accomplishments during his tenure, such as obtaining 12 miles of 
railroad track for port use, Port expansions, securing businesses and 
infrastructure.
  Dan pursued a business degree and graduated with honors from 
Southeast Missouri State University and received his MBA from 
University of Texas. Mr. Overbey worked at Missouri Pacific Railroad, 
Frisco Railway and BN Transport. For a short time, he was a marketing 
professor at Southeast Missouri State University. All of these 
experiences led Mr. Dan Overbey to his role, as Executive Director of 
Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority. The Port's standing has 
improved significantly since he took over 25 years ago; there are now 
over $60 million in assets from companies operating at SEMO Port that 
employ 155 people. The Port itself now has land, harbor, railroad 
tracks, and utilities that total to $29 million in assets.
  Mr. Overbey is a dedicated husband to his wife Gail and father of 
their two sons--Jeffrey and Douglas. He looks forward to traveling 
during his retirement visiting with family and two grandsons, Mattox 
and Jaxson.
  For his many years of dedication and service to the Southeast 
Missouri Regional Port Authority and his community, it is my great 
pleasure to honor Dan Overbey of Cape Girardeau, Missouri today before 
the United States House of Representatives.

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