[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 164 (Friday, October 6, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E939]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          STONY DWIGHT RUSHING

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                            HON. DAN BISHOP

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 6, 2023

  Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker Pro Tempore, today I rise 
to honor the legacy of the Union County Board of Commissioners Chair, 
Stony Dwight Rushing.
  Stony loved his family and he loved Union County. He was fiercely 
devoted to his wife, Anne-Marie, and his two children, Reagan and 
RyLee. Stony also served Union County for four terms on the Board of 
Commissioners from 2002 to 2006, and then again from 2014 to 2023. Over 
the course of these four terms, Stony's fellow Board Members chose him 
to serve as Chairman for two of them. Stony was a congenial presence 
and a highly effective servant to his community. He stood for our God-
given rights and took every opportunity to make people's lives better. 
His larger-than-life presence that still echoes throughout Union County 
will truly be missed.
  Outside of his involvement with the Union County Board of 
Commissioners, Stony mentored young North Carolinians on the importance 
of firearm proficiency and safety. Stony served as a certified firearms 
instructor and owner of Take Aim Training Range. In fact, he was the 
NRA South Carolina Youth Hunter Education Challenge State Coordinator, 
and was honored as the 2013 NC Governor's Conservation Achievement 
Award winner for ``Hunter Education Instructor of the Year.'' Stony 
also served as the Union District Chairman for the Boy Scouts of 
America between 2006 and 2009.
  On behalf of the entire 8th Congressional District of North Carolina, 
I rise to honor and celebrate Chairman Stony Rushing's fruitful life 
and dedicated service to others. I thank Stony and may he rest in 
peace.

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