[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 17 (Monday, January 28, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H1236]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      CELEBRATING MAYOR ALLEN OWEN

  (Mr. OLSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate Mayor Allen Owen 
and his almost 40 years of faithful service to a great city in Texas-
22, Missouri City.
  Allen served as the mayor for the better part of 20 years. He always 
led in a crisis, like the recovery from Hurricane Harvey, one Memorial 
Day flood, and two tax day floods. He even cut the locks at a gas 
station to give fuel to first responders during those floods.
  Allen and his wife of 51 years, Jane, have raised three amazing kids 
in Missouri City.
  I will close with praise from a Texas icon, the great Texas 
philosopher and the coach of the Houston Oilers, Bum Phillips:

       Allen Owen may not be in a class by himself, but whatever 
     class he is in, it don't take long to call the roll.

  Thank you, Al and Jane. May you always have fair winds and following 
seas.

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