[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E59]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           REMEMBERING MAYOR DICK CHURCH OF MIAMISBURG, OHIO

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                         HON. MICHAEL R. TURNER

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 26, 2023

  Mr. TURNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the life and legacy of my 
dear friend, Dick Church Jr., who passed away last month at the age of 
81. Dick was a dedicated public servant who served for 28 years as 
Mayor of the City of Miamisburg, Ohio.
  Dick Church spent most of his adult life serving the people of Ohio's 
``Star City.'' He was a member of the commission that wrote the city's 
charter in the 1960s, and served for 13 years on the Miamisburg Parks 
and Recreation Board. He was elected Mayor in 1991 after serving a 
single term on the city council. No one loved Miamisburg more, or 
worked so passionately to make ``great things happen'' for the city and 
the people who live there than Dick Church.
  During his time as mayor, Dick Church provided the community with 
solid leadership, and enabled the city to prosper and grow in both size 
and population. His successful management of the cleanup of the Mound 
Laboratory facility in Miamisburg, and its redevelopment into a world-
class business park was among his most important achievements.
  Dick Church was a close friend and mentor to me during my 8 years as 
Mayor of the City of Dayton. We shared similar ideas about urban 
revitalization and redevelopment, and I benefited from his wisdom and 
experience. Dick worked tirelessly to make the City of Miamisburg a 
better place to live, work, and raise a family. He retired in 2019 as 
the longest-serving Mayor in Miamisburg's 205-year history.
  Dick Church will be dearly missed by all of us who had the pleasure 
of knowing him. My prayers are with his wife Judi, his family, his many 
friends, and the community he served.

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