[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 193 (Thursday, December 6, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1604]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    RECOGNIZING JUDGE LOYD NEAL'S DEDICATION TO THE NATION AND HIS 
                               COMMUNITY

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                           HON. MICHAEL CLOUD

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 6, 2018

  Mr. CLOUD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor the 
service of a truly extraordinary individual that served his community 
through decades of commitment to the people, bettering it through his 
efforts: Nueces County Judge Loyd Neal.
  Judge Neal was elected Nueces County Judge in November 2006, taking 
office January 2, 2007, as the first Republican elected to this office 
in over 140 years. In November 2010, Judge Neal was re-elected to his 
second term starting January 2011.
  Loyd Neal was born in Henderson, Texas and graduated from Paris High 
School in 1955. He received his BBA in Marketing from Texas A&M 
University College Station in 1959 and his MBA from Texas A&M in 1973. 
While attending A&M, Neal served as a member of the Corps of Cadet.
  Neal is married to the former Thetis Ann King and they have two 
children. The first is Loyd Neal III, a 1984 graduate of Texas A&M 
University College Station and St. Mary's University Law School who is 
currently practicing law in Houston, Texas. The second, daughter Ann 
Margaret, a 1986 graduate of Texas A&M University College Station who 
earned a master's degree from Southwest Texas University. She is 
currently teaching school in Boerne, Texas.
  In 1989, Neal retired as a Colonel from the Army Reserve, after 
serving more than thirty years in the active Army and Army Reserve. 
During this time, he commanded several units in South Texas, including 
the U.S. Army Reserve Battalion, Corpus Christi; U.S. Army Reserve 
Support Group in San Marcos; with his terminal assignment as Chief of 
Staff, 377th Theater Army Area Command, New Orleans, Louisiana. While 
on active duty, Judge Neal attended both Airborne and Ranger School, 
graduating from both the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 
and the U.S. Army War College. In 1992, Loyd was named a Distinguished 
Alumnus by Texas A&M University for his service to his City, his State, 
and his Country.
  He served as Chairman of the South Texas Military Facilities Task 
Force, was appointed by Governor George W. Bush to the Texas Strategic 
Military Planning Commission in 1997 and was re-appointed by Governor 
Rick Perry to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission in 2005. Judge 
Neal has also served in numerous volunteer leadership positions in the 
Corpus Christi area including serving as the Chairman for the Corpus 
Christi Economic Development Corp, the Corpus Christi Chamber of 
Commerce, the Art Museum of South Texas, South Texas Homeport 
Committee, the Leadership Corpus Christi Alumni, and President of the 
Corpus Christi Navy League, to name a few.
  It is with the utmost honor and respect that I wish Judge Neal, and 
his family, a very joyful retirement and thank him for his service. I 
urge my fellow members of Congress to applaud him for his dedication to 
serving our communities and for his commitment to ensuring a better 
life for all.

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