[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 19 (Tuesday, February 2, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E87]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       CONGRATULATING MAYOR HARRY J. PARRISH II ON HIS RETIREMENT

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                          HON. JENNIFER WEXTON

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 2, 2021

  Ms. WEXTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate City of 
Manassas Mayor Harry J. Parrish, II on his retirement and thank him for 
his many years of dedicated service.
  A life-long resident of Manassas, Mayor Parrish was appointed to the 
Manassas City Council in 1993 and was elected to the Council in 1996, 
2000 and again in 2004. He had the honor of being elected by the 
Council as Vice Mayor in 1999. He continued in the Vice Mayor position 
until May of 2008 when he was elected Mayor. Mayor Parrish now 
completes his third term as Mayor of the City of Manassas.
  Mayor Parrish has played an active role in his community as a member 
of many service organizations, including the Manassas Volunteer Fire 
Company, the Kiwanis Club of Bull Run, and the Prince William Hospital 
Foundation. He is also a member of the city's thriving business 
community, leading his family business as President of Manassas Ice & 
Fuel Company.
  Mayor Parrish earned a bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering and 
Physics at the University of Virginia. He went on to serve our nation 
in the United States Air Force from 1973 to 1978. He then earned a 
master's degree in Business Management from Central Michigan University 
before returning home to Manassas.
  On behalf of the U.S. House of Representatives and the citizens of 
Virginia's 10th Congressional District, I ask my colleagues to join me 
in congratulating Mayor Parrish on his retirement and thank him for his 
many years of dedicated and honorable service.

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