[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 9, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E882]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THE FAMILY OF GREG McDANIEL

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                             HON. JIM COSTA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 9, 2019

  Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the family of Greg 
McDaniel on Atwater's 2019 4th of July parade. On December 25, 2018, 
the greater Atwater community lost one of their most dedicated leaders 
who served as the President of Atwater's 4th of July Committee for over 
20 years. In honor of Mr. McDaniel's many years of commitment to 
organizing this parade, his wife Pinky has been named the Grand Marshal 
of this year's parade.
  As President of the Atwater 4th of July Committee, Mr. McDaniel 
played an integral role in the planning of Atwater's annual 4th of July 
parade and celebration. Each year he successfully helped raise the 
necessary funds and oversaw many of the operations that helped make the 
parade the event it has grown into today. Mr. McDaniel was committed to 
making each year's celebration better than the year before, which is 
reflected in what Atwater's 4th of July celebration has become.
  Atwater's 4th of July celebration is now a day consisting of a 
morning run, parade, and fireworks that attracts thousands from 
throughout the City of Atwater and other cities in Merced County. The 
positivity Mr. McDaniel exuded in this endeavor is now present in the 
Atwater community members that have stepped up to continue the 
traditions Mr. McDaniel cared so deeply about.
  Mr. McDaniel was joined in all he did by his wife of 45 years, Pinky. 
She was by his side assisting him in all his tremendous community 
contributions. In addition to planning the 4th of July celebration, Mr. 
McDaniel spent many years with local youth sports organizations, 
announced the Atwater High School football games, and served many times 
as the president of the Atwater Chamber of Commerce, among various 
other civic engagements. Though he is deeply missed, his wife Pinky, 
sons Christopher and Jeffory, grandchildren, and residents of Atwater 
continue to carry on the legacy he left.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the family 
of Greg McDaniel. It is both fitting and appropriate that we honor them 
as his wife Pinky is recognized as the Grand Marshal of a parade and 
celebration her husband dedicated so many years to. I wish his family 
and the residents of Atwater the best as they celebrated the 4th of 
July.

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