[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H2429-H2430]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CONGRATULATING DR. RICHARD MICHEL

  (Mr. ABRAHAM asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Dr. Richard 
Michel of Marksville, Louisiana, on his retirement after 60 years of 
service to his community.
  Dr. Michel spent much of his career serving as both a doctor and as 
mayor, which earned him the title of Doctor Mayor. He was valedictorian 
of his high school class and attended LSU Medical School before joining 
the Air Force in 1957.
  A cattle rancher in his spare time, Dr. Michel found himself in a 
hospital bed after breaking two vertebrae in his back in 1976. This was 
when he decided to run for public office. He was elected mayor of 
Marksville in 1978 and served four terms before leaving office. In 
1998, he ran again to serve another three terms, for a total of 28 
years as mayor of Marksville.

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  Please join me in congratulating Dr. Richard Michel on his lifelong 
career as a doctor, mayor, cattle rancher, and airman.

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