[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 161 (Friday, October 11, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1272-E1273]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           IN REMEMBRANCE OF REPRESENTATIVE CHARLES E. INGRAM

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 11, 2019

  Mr. WITTMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Charles E. 
Ingram, who is retiring after 28 years of public service as a Member of 
the Mathews County Board of Supervisors. Charles said his philosophy of 
public service is to always be fair, reasonable and impartial in 
dealings with everyone, focus on the community and the wonderful people 
of Mathews County.
  Charles and his wife, Jean Flippin Ingram, have been married for 61 
years and have raised their family in Mathews, Virginia. They have two 
daughters, Jeannie Elliott and Robin Jenkins, as well as two grandsons 
and one great-granddaughter.

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  Charles spent four years in the U.S. Army, serving 15 months in 
Korea. He is a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, Mathews American 
Legion Post 83, and Oriental Lodge No. 20. He also serves on the board 
of directors of the Mathews Farm Bureau. Charles has been a businessman 
in Mathews County for over six decades, concurrently operating a barber 
shop for 63 years and a daffodil farm for 55 years. He has previously 
served on the Mathews Memorial Library Board of Trustees and the Middle 
Peninsula Community Criminal Justice Board.
  Charles' tremendous contributions to his community include: building 
one new school and renovating two others, building a new auditorium at 
Mathews High School, closing the landfill and constructing a new 
transfer station, renovating and adding onto Mathews Memorial Library, 
building a new court house, supporting a new senior center and 
installing a new 911 system.
  Madam Speaker, I ask you to join me in recognizing the 
accomplishments, tenacity, and dedication of Charles Ingram. Words 
alone cannot express our gratitude. May God bless Charles Ingram and 
his family.

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