[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 141 (Tuesday, August 26, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E788]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING CARROLL LEE ASHBURN

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 26, 2025

  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Carroll Lee 
Ashburn for his community service and civic leadership to the Northern 
Neck. The influence Carroll has shown on his community over the years 
has cemented his legacy as a legendary softball coach, manager, sports 
broadcaster, and local historian.
  Carroll Ashburn served his country in the United States Coast Guard, 
was a softball coach of the legendary Texaco's Fast Ball Pitch Softball 
team, managed the girls fast pitch softball team, and started the 
Girl's Little League Softball program in Kilmarnock at Lancaster's 
Youth Park. Mr. Ashburn later became a broadcaster for High School 
Radio Sports on WKWI Radio, now Bay FM 101.7, where he served as the 
voice of high school basketball in the Northern Neck for over 25 years.
  In 2007, Carroll Ashburn became the President of the Kilmarnock 
Museum, a position he still holds. Carroll has promoted and help 
produce several documentaries highlighting the history of the Northern 
Neck, including Kilmarnock, Virginia Living History; The Pirates of the 
Chesapeake Bay; Historic Churches of Virginia's Northern Neck; Rear 
Admiral Bert Chase--A Dream of Flight, and A Fish Story. Mr. Ashburn, a 
born-and-raised Northern Necker, brings a wealth of knowledge about the 
valuable history of the region. If one wants to know how the Chesapeake 
Bay built the Northern Neck or how the Northern Neck built the 
Chesapeake Bay, go no further than Carroll Lee Ashburn.
  Today at 93, Carroll remains busy by hosting trips to Tangier Island 
from Hummell Field in Topping with his favorite pilot, Davy Nichols, in 
a 1970 Cessna.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Carroll Lee 
Ashburn for his extraordinary contributions to the Northern Neck 
Community and in expressing our deepest appreciation for his lasting 
impact on our unique community.

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