[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H2427]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RICHARD BARBER: MAN OF THE YEAR

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Tennessee (Mr. Kustoff) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a 
really fine man, Richard Barber from Jackson, Tennessee.
  Richard runs the Aspell Recovery Center in Jackson, and he was 
recently honored as the Jackson Exchange Club's Man of the Year, a 
title very much deserved.
  I first met Richard through a really good friend of mine, Dr. Ron 
Kirkland. Ron is a board member of Aspell and wanted me to see the 
great work that Aspell does in Jackson and the west Tennessee 
community, treating, mentoring, and loving those who need it the most. 
Most of the staff members working at Aspell have also traveled the path 
to recovery.
  Richard Barber has been a strong leader in the community, and he has 
a true commitment to helping those in need.
  I have seen firsthand how hard Richard has worked to make changes in 
the drug and rehabilitation field for those suffering from addiction.
  Richard has literally changed lives through Aspell, where he was 
instrumental in the development of two new expansions: A Mother's Love 
in Humboldt and the Savannah/Hardin County intensive outpatient care 
unit.
  There is no doubt that without Aspell, so many folks in west 
Tennessee wouldn't get the care and the wherewithal that they need to 
survive. Without Richard Barber, there would be no Aspell as we know it 
today.
  Congratulations, Richard. Through your hard work and your incredible 
humility, you are the right pick for the Exchange Club's Man of the 
Year. There is no doubt that west Tennessee and the city of Jackson are 
better because of you.

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