[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E65]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING HENRY LYKES

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                           HON. RASHIDA TLAIB

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 27, 2023

  Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, today I want to recognize Henry Lykes, a 
resident of Inkster in Michigan's 12th District Strong, for his hard 
work on behalf of retirees across southeast Michigan.
  For more than 30 years, Mr. Lykes was an employee of Wayne County, 
from which he retired in 2001. Moved to action by attacks on retiree 
benefits, Mr. Lykes kept busy in retirement. Henry founded and acted as 
President of AFSCME Wayne County Retirees Sub-Chapter #38 in October of 
2004. He was formative in making Sub-Chapter #38 one of the largest and 
most active AFSCME Retirees sub-chapters. He led that group until 
October of 2017. He was part of a legal action that resulted in 
healthcare retirees receiving a deserved monthly stipend.
  In 2017, Mr. Lykes was elected as the founding President of AFSCME 
Retirees Michigan Chapter 255. He served in that capacity through 
November of 2022. He also served as the Executive Vice President of the 
Michigan Alliance for Retired Americans. Mr. Lykes fought for worker 
and retiree benefits to ensure a good quality of life for families 
across Michigan. In each of these organizations he was active as a 
delegate on the County, State and International levels. As a founding 
officer in these organizations he worked on bylaws, rules and 
regulations. He was an integral part of each organization and helped to 
build their memberships.
  Mr. Lykes is proud of his service as a precinct delegate in Inkster. 
He has attended many state conventions as a delegate and has been a 
Michigan delegate to the Presidential conventions. Mr. Lykes enjoys 
spending time with his family, including Barbara, his wife of more than 
40 years, their children, 8 grandchildren, and 5 great grandchildren.
  Please join me in recognizing the numerous and remarkable 
contributions of Mr. Henry Lykes to southeast Michigan, and Michigan's 
12th Congressional District.

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