[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 5, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1205-E1206]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        IN HONOR OF DANNY SMITH

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                           HON. PETE SESSIONS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 5, 2018

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Danny Smith, who 
is retiring after 36 years with the United Parcel Service (UPS).
  Danny currently serves as Vice President of Public Affairs for UPS. 
He started with UPS in Alabama in 1982, first loading and unloading 
vehicles then driving delivery trucks. Shortly thereafter, he was 
promoted to the managerial track, and spent 20 years in the financial 
sector. He later became the Director of Logistics and Customized 
Solutions.
  This unique combination of financial expertise, strong customer 
relations skills, and his talent for never meeting a stranger brought 
him to the attention of Public Affairs after he worked with their group 
as a Congressional Awareness Coordinator in Wisconsin. When the VP of 
State Government Affairs position opened in the Dallas area, Danny was 
offered the opportunity to work with national, state and local 
political leaders across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, 
Louisiana, Tennessee, Alabama and Florida to further their 
understanding of the many roles UPS plays in their districts.
  On top of his many responsibilities within UPS, Danny has been 
involved in a wide range of organizations, which include: the Texas 
Trucking Association, where he is Chairman-elect of the Executive 
Board, Chairman of their PAC, and Vice Chairman of their Foundation, 
the Oklahoma Trucking Association, the Louisiana Motor Transport 
Association, the Mississippi Trucking Association, the Arkansas 
Trucking Association, the Texas Association of Business, the U.S. 
Chamber of Commerce, the Mississippi Economic Council and the Oklahoma 
Chamber of Commerce. He also serves on the Texas Leadership Forum 
(``TLF'') Advisory Board of Directors.
  Danny holds a bachelor's degree in Business and Communications from 
Auburn University and currently resides in Southlake, Texas with his 
wife, Terri, and their two children, Connor and Emma. His son, Connor, 
graduated in June 2018 from Southwestern University, my alma mater, in 
Environmental Sciences and was an all-conference Lacrosse player. Emma 
is a sophomore at the University of Alabama, where she is on a full 
scholarship and a University Fellow in the Honors College.
  In honor of his years of dedication and hard work, I would like to 
take this opportunity to thank Mr. Danny Smith for his friendship and 
deep commitment to our community.

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