[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 1, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H3346]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING MILTON ``WOODY'' WOODSIDE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Carter) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. 
Milton ``Woody'' Woodside for serving more than 30 years as president 
of the Brunswick-Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce.
  After graduating from the Citadel, Mr. Woodside has dedicated his 
entire career to public service. Without his work, coastal Georgia 
would likely look very different than it does today.
  To start, he worked 13 years for the First Congressional District of 
Georgia with Representatives Bo Ginn and Lindsay Thomas. Since his work 
with the House of Representatives, he has held the top position with 
the Chamber of Commerce and is one of the longest continually serving 
chamber leaders in Georgia.
  In his position with the chamber, Mr. Woodside advocated for the 
creation of the South Georgia Parkway, funding to deepen the Port of 
Brunswick, a replacement for the Sidney Lanier Bridge, the building of 
both the Golden Isles Convention Center along with the Career Academy, 
and much more.
  Whether it was at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., the statehouse in 
Georgia, or the mayor's office in Brunswick, Mr. Woodside was 
constantly working to help Brunswick grow. Although he is retiring on 
May 15, I am sure that Mr. Woodside will continue to help the Brunswick 
community in any way he can.

  Woody, thank you for your service. You have been an inspiration to 
all of us. You were an icon in our community. Our community thanks you, 
our State thanks you, our country thanks you, and I thank you, my 
friend.


                      Remembering Roy Kent Hodnett

  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember the life 
of Mr. Roy Kent Hodnett who passed away at the age of 98 on Friday, 
April 26.
  Known throughout Glynn County in the First Congressional District as 
a gentleman with a caring personality, he brightened the day of 
everyone around him.
  He served in France during World War II directly after D-day, earning 
the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and Victory Medal. When he came home to 
the United States, he stopped in St. Simons Island while vacationing, 
fell in love with the area, bought a home that same weekend, and 
started raising a family.
  While there, he built one of the most successful companies in the 
area, Hodnett Cooper Real Estate and Vacation Rentals.
  Through all of this, Mr. Hodnett's passion was with his family and 
his community. For him, the key to a successful business was having a 
wife of 75 years who has stood beside him and believed in him. He also 
mentored and advised countless young people, helping them to find their 
own paths through life.
  I am proud to have had Mr. Hodnett spend so much of his life in the 
First Congressional District of Georgia. His family and friends will be 
in my thoughts and prayers during this time.

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