[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 16, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E655]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN RECOGNITION OF THE MAYOR RUDY DURHAM

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 16, 2021

  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the public 
service career of Rudy Durham, the former mayor of Lewisville, Texas. 
Mayor Durham devoted almost 30 years of his life in service to his 
hometown.
  Mayor Durham's second 3-year term as mayor of Lewisville concluded in 
May 2021, ending 27 consecutive years of service in public office. 
Prior to his election to the Lewisville City Council in 1994, he 
volunteered as a member of the Planning and Zoning commission. He 
served as a city councilman for ten years prior to his first run for 
mayor.
  In his business career, he was a Professional Appraiser and Real 
Estate Broker, and he retired as Chief Appraiser for the Denton Central 
Appraisal District in 2019. Mayor Durham takes great pride in being a 
fourth-generation Lewisville resident and he is the fifth Lewisville 
High School alumnus to serve as the city's mayor. During his high 
school athletic career, Mayor Durham qualified for two state meets in 
shotput and played on the 1972 state finalist football team. His work 
on behalf of his community since his graduation in 1974 has merited him 
a place in the Lewisville High School Hall of Fame.
  Under his leadership, Lewisville has continued to grow and thrive, 
even under the difficult circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. I am 
pleased to join the residents and businesses of Lewisville in 
commending Mayor Durham for his efforts to protect his constituents and 
enhance their quality of life. As Mayor Durham returns to private life, 
I would like to thank him for his longstanding devotion to his 
community and wish him the very best in all his future endeavors.

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