[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 207 (Tuesday, December 8, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H6911]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      CONGRATULATING MYRNA BALLARD

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Carter) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Ms. 
Myrna Ballard on her retirement from serving as Valdosta-Lowndes County 
Chamber of Commerce president after 23 years.
  Myrna has been a pillar to Valdosta and Lowndes throughout her time 
serving in the chamber because of her work in economic development, 
infrastructure building, and supporting pro-business legislation. 
Thanks to her diligent and consistent efforts, the chamber has 
continuously received the 5-star accreditation by the U.S. Chamber of 
Commerce.
  The accreditation program defines standards of excellence in chamber 
planning and performance, and shows chambers how they can reach and 
maintain these standards. It also recognizes folks like Myrna who have 
helped set high standards for chamber members and staff to contribute 
to the good of their communities.
  Mr. Speaker, I wish Myrna the best as she begins her retirement. 
Congratulations again.


                           Honoring Meg Heap

  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Chatham 
County District Attorney Meg Heap.
  Since she was elected DA in 2012, Meg has fought hard to secure 
justice, prevent crimes, and improve our community. Her lifelong 
passion for working with victims of crime and senior citizens helped 
pave her way to law school at Mercer University. A Savannah native, 
Meg's career and time as DA was marked by her love for Chatham County 
and its people, which is why she worked so hard to establish the many 
new programs and innovations to improve the district attorney's office.
  Some of the many programs she started include the Youth Intercept for 
at-risk youth and the Pretrial Diversion for youthful, non-violent 
first offenders. Meg also helped establish the Chatham County Family 
Justice Center to assist special victims find the services they need in 
just one space.
  I am thankful for Meg's many years of hard work, as Chatham is truly 
a better place because of her.


                  Honoring the life of Daniel Zeigler

  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember and 
honor Mr. Daniel Zeigler of Savannah, Georgia, who, sadly, passed away 
on December 4 at the young age of 33.
  Daniel was a graduate of the South University School of Pharmacy and 
worked as a pharmacist at Medicap Pharmacy. One of his greatest joys 
was taking care of his pharmacy patients, and he did it with unmatched 
kindness and intentionality.
  Daniel loved the Lord and attended services at Compassion Christian 
Church's Henderson Campus. Like his father, he also had a passion for 
cars and was an avid member of various organizations. Daniel was the 
youngest member of the Oglethorpe Driving Club, and cofounded the 
successful Cars and Coffee, which was a group for car lovers across 
Savannah.
  He dedicated much of his joy and much of his time every December to 
helping out with the Toys for Tots toy drive, which benefits kids in 
need.
  Mr. Speaker, my prayers, Amy's prayers, and all of the friends at 
Carter's Pharmacy's prayers go out to all the lives that Daniel 
touched, including his patients, his family, his parents, Donna and 
Jay, his brother, Jason, and all of his friends who were blessed to 
know him.

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