[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 194 (Thursday, December 5, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H9263-H9264]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING BITTLE PORTERFIELD

  (Mr. CLINE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLINE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to memorialize Roanoke 
businessman Mr. Bittle Porterfield, III,

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who contributed greatly to the arts, education, and business community 
throughout southwest Virginia.
  Among the many civic leadership roles held during his lifetime, Mr. 
Porterfield served on the Virginia Council on Higher Education, was 
president of the Taubman Museum of Art, and the Roanoke Valley Chamber 
of Commerce in addition to being chairman of both the Roanoke Valley 
Business Council and the United Way of Roanoke Valley.
  Mr. Porterfield believed in Roanoke's potential and knew that the 
Star City could play a pivotal role in cultural development. As a 
veteran, a Roanoke native, and an innate leader, Mr. Porterfield 
believed that it was his life's purpose to serve others and his 
community.
  I am grateful for the commitment and passion Bittle Porterfield had 
for the Roanoke Valley and wish to extend my deepest sympathies to his 
family for their loss. May they find peace in knowing that his legacy 
of service will live on through the countless lives he touched.

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