[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 162 (Monday, September 20, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E995]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING THE COMMUNITY SERVICE AND RETIREMENT OF BEVERLY BOLING

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                         HON. DIANA HARSHBARGER

                              of TENNESSEE

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 20, 2021

  Mrs. HARSHBARGER. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize Horizon Credit 
Union's President/CEO Beverly Boling who has announced her plans to 
retire this year after 42 years of service to members of the credit 
union. Her retirement will be effective September 30, 2021.
  Boling began her career in 1979 at what was then the Municipal 
Employees Credit Union, in the basement of the former city hall on 
Center Street. During her tenure, she has seen the credit union grow 
from having under $500,000 in assets to $65 million. She was 
instrumental in the 1999 merger of Kingsport Postal and Federal Credit 
Union to form First Kingsport Credit Union, which then merged with AGC 
Credit Union in 2014 to create Horizon Credit Union. Boling also worked 
to introduce many of the innovations customers now see as common place 
to Horizon Credit Union, including debit cards and credit union-owned 
ATMs.
  The credit union industry and the local community have also benefited 
greatly from Boling's desire to help others. She served on the 
Tennessee Credit Union League Board and in the Upper East Tennessee 
Chapter of Credit Unions. Currently, she volunteers her time and 
expertise as Treasurer of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Kingsport 
and Chairman of the Mount Carmel Block Party.
  When Boling started at the credit union, she was the second full-time 
employee ever. Now, she leaves Horizon Credit Union in the hands of a 
tenured, capable team of people.
  After she retires, Boling will embark on a life of adventure and 
exploration. Her plans include boarding a catamaran with Mr. Dana, her 
husband, and sailing to the Caribbean, Fiji and beyond.

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