[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 10, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E450]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





        IN RECOGNITION OF MRS. PATRICIA ``PATTY'' PARKER CULLEN

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 10, 2019

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Madam Speaker, it is my honor and pleasure to 
extend my personal congratulations and best wishes to an exceptional 
community leader and outstanding citizen, Mrs. Patricia ``Patty'' 
Parker Cullen, on the occasion of her retirement as the Executive 
Director of the River Valley Regional Commission.
  A native of Phenix City, Alabama, Patty received both her bachelor's 
degree in Home Economics and her master's degree in Community Planning 
from Auburn University.
  For almost four decades, she has been a well-respected leader in the 
community development industry in the Chattahoochee Valley region. She 
has built quite an impressive career, which began with her position as 
an Economic/Energy Planner for the Lower Chattahoochee Area Planning 
and Development Commission. During her extensive tenure in the 
community development industry, Patricia has held several leadership 
roles within the Lower Chattahoochee Area Planning and Development 
Commission, the Lower Chattahoochee Regional Development Center, and 
the River Valley Regional Commission. Patty has done a tremendous job 
in upholding the highest standards of achievement, service and public 
distinction.
  Throughout her career, Patty has served on a number of boards and was 
affiliated with several associations including the Advisory Council at 
Auburn University; the American Planning Association; the Georgia 
Association of Regional Commissions; the Georgia Planning Association; 
and Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumni Association.
  Patty has accomplished much throughout her life, but none of this 
would have been possible without the Grace of God and the love and 
support of her late husband, George; and her stepdaughter, Sally.
  Sir Winston Churchill often said: ``You make your living by what you 
get; you make your life by what you give.'' The Lower Chattahoochee 
Valley area is a better place because Patty Cullen gave so much to so 
many to make our community stronger. As a woman of great integrity, her 
efforts, her dedication, and her expertise are unparalleled, but her 
heart for helping others utilizing these qualities has made her life's 
work truly special.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join my wife, Vivian; and me, 
along with the more than 730,000 citizens of Georgia's Second 
Congressional District, in extending our sincerest appreciation and 
best wishes to Patricia ``Patty'' Parker Cullen upon the occasion of 
her retirement from an outstanding career of public service.

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