[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 79 (Tuesday, May 7, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2879]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                REMEMBERING NATHANIEL ``RAY'' TUCK, JR.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Griffith) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of 
Nathaniel ``Ray'' Tuck, Jr., who passed away at the age of 52 on 
February 11, 2024, after battling cancer for the past 2\1/2\ years.
  Ray was born in Roanoke, Virginia, on April 30, 1971, to Nathaniel 
Ray and Barbara Z. Tuck. He later graduated from Radford University and 
earned a doctorate of Chiropractic from the National University of 
Health Sciences in 1997.
  After graduating, Ray joined his father's chiropractic clinic in 
southwest Virginia, where they practiced together for many years. His 
son, Nathaniel R. Tuck, III is currently in chiropractic school, hoping 
to continue the family legacy.
  During Ray's incredible career, he served as the president of the 
Virginia Chiropractic Association, chairman of the board and later 
president of the American Chiropractic Association, and he was also 
appointed to be the chiropractor on the Virginia Board of Medicine.
  Ray is survived by his wife, Bonnie, of 29 years; his daughter, Abi 
Dolgos and her husband, Dakota Dolgos; grandson, Gatlin Dolgos; his 
son, Nathaniel; his son's girlfriend, Abby E. Markham; his mother, 
Barbara; his sister, Amelia Martin and her husband, Buddy Martin; his 
brother, Ben M. Tuck and his wife, Priyam Chipper.
  I wish them peace and strength during this difficult time.
  I was lucky to know Ray personally, as my daughter, Abby, has dated 
his son, Nathaniel, for a number of years. Nathaniel and Abby met when 
they were both pages in the Virginia House of Delegates. I have to tell 
you, we were sharing carpooling duty, and all the kids said Ray was the 
cool one, and somehow I was not. I found this shocking, but it is true.
  Ray was quite a great guy, and I was glad to have the opportunity to 
know him. He was a good man, and we will all greatly miss him.


                   Recognizing Kelly Lungren McCollum

  Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, I rise in recognition of Kelly Lungren 
McCollum, my chief of staff since my election to Congress in 2010. 
Kelly is retiring from Capitol Hill today, having served several 
Members in Congress for more than 25 years. She joins us here on the 
floor.
  She is the daughter of former Congressman Dan Lungren. Kelly was born 
in Long Beach, California. Upon her father's first election to 
Congress, her family moved to the Washington, D.C., area in 1979. As 
you can see from the picture, she was a very young member of the Reagan 
Revolution.
  Raised in Vienna, Virginia, Kelly attended our Lady of Good Counsel 
Catholic School. She graduated from high school in 3 years and started 
at Santa Clara University. Shortly thereafter, Kelly began a career, in 
August of 1994, as a congressional staffer for then United States 
Representative James Inhofe, who at that time was running for 
Oklahoma's open U.S. Senate seat.
  After her service to the Sooner State, Kelly returned to Capitol Hill 
and entered a new chapter of her professional life, serving as chief of 
staff to U.S. Congressman Jeff Fortenberry.
  Around the same time, she would meet her loving husband, Jason, whom 
she has been married to for nearly 18 years. This is a picture of Kelly 
and I, not Jason and Kelly, earlier this month at the Capitol.
  Kelly would continue in Congress, dedicating a period of time to the 
legislative team of U.S. Representative Louie Gohmert before the 
beginning of a 13\1/2\ year career as my chief of staff.
  As my chief, she will best be remembered as a true professional, a 
dedicated servant to the people of Virginia's Ninth District, and a 
source of responsible leadership for my staff, colleagues, and family.
  I have to tell you, my wife made it a whole lot easier for her 
because they tell jokes about me back and forth all the time. I also 
will tell you of one fateful day when it had been kind of a hard day. I 
am changing the spelling to protect the innocent. People who know me 
know that I am not that great of an administrator. I love legislating, 
I love serving the people, but administrating and running an office is 
not my thing. She had a hard day, and she said: I hope they won't think 
I am a witch, to which I smiled and responded: Kelly, I hired you to be 
the witch. You have got to run this place, and I greatly appreciate it.
  Most importantly, she has been a great friend. I congratulate Kelly 
on her remarkable career. Her institutional knowledge, loyalty, and 
leadership are qualities that will be missed in my office and many 
others. I wish her nothing more than the best.

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