[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 15 (Friday, January 24, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E70]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    RECOGNIZING THE PUBLIC SERVICE AND RETIREMENT OF KEVIN J. BRADY

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                          HON. CAROL D. MILLER

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 24, 2020

  Mrs. MILLER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Kevin J. Brady, 
who is retiring from his position as Executive Director over the 
Greater Huntington Park & Recreation District. Mr. Brady has been 
involved in various public service roles, both inside and outside the 
hills of Appalachia, for well over 32 years.
  Mr. Brady is truly a dedicated civil servant whose work has sought to 
significantly benefit the quality of life of Southern West Virginia and 
the Tri-State Region surrounding Huntington.
  In 1989, Mr. Brady started his life of service by becoming a 
Landscape Coordinator for Hamilton County, Tennessee. During this time, 
Mr. Brady pioneered several projects that oversaw the management of the 
Tennessee Riverwalk, Tennessee Riverpark, and the Chester Frost Park. 
Excelling in his duties, Mr. Brady would later become the Director of 
Parks for the City of Chattanooga. He served in these roles for a total 
of 20 years until 2009 when he moved to Juneau, Alaska to serve as 
their Superintendent of Parks and Landscape; however, when the Greater 
Huntington Park & Recreation District needed an Executive Director in 
2010, he answered the call to return to the heart of Appalachia.
  Over the last ten years, Mr. Brady has proven time and time again 
that he is a true asset to Huntington and the Mountain State. His 
passion project, St. Cloud Commons all-inclusive playground, has 
already brought happiness to countless children in Huntington. It is 
because of people like Mr. Brady that make me proud to represent West 
Virginia's Third Congressional District. Madam Speaker, I would like to 
again formally recognize Mr. Brady for this momentous achievement. I 
ask you and my colleagues to join me in sending him, his wife Suzanne, 
his daughter Rhiannon, and their three grandchildren, gratitude and 
well wishes upon his retirement.

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