[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E232]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO MARTIN LOUIS ``MICK'' GIVEN

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                            HON. JIM JORDAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend to the House the 
memory of Martin Louis ``Mick'' Given of Sidney, Ohio. A longtime 
business leader and philanthropist, Mick passed away on February 4, 
2026, on his sixty-ninth birthday.
  Mick was born in 1957 to the late Thomas and Marvalene Given. A 
lifelong resident of Sidney, he was a 1975 graduate of Sidney High 
School and a 1979 graduate of the University of Dayton. He then began a 
nearly five-decade career with Ferguson Construction Company, starting 
as an estimator/project manager. Tapped as president in 2001, he was 
named chief executive officer and board chairman in 2018.
  Mick's standard of work excellence was a model to all. Under his 
leadership and drive, Ferguson grew to become the region's fourth-
largest commercial construction firm, with more than 300 employees. 
Mick cared passionately about helping Shelby County to grow and 
develop. He served as board chairman of the Sidney-Shelby County 
Workforce Partnership, which encouraged young people in the region to 
pursue careers in the construction industry. His commitment to future 
generations earned him honors from the Sidney City School District, 
which inducted him into its Hall of Honor in 2017. He was also a 
longtime Associated Builders and Contractors board member.
  Mick is survived by his wife, Vickie; their three children, Brent, 
Jackie, and Leslie; and seven grandchildren. On behalf of the people of 
Ohio's 4th Congressional District, and in conjunction with my Ohio 
colleagues Mike Carey and Warren Davidson, I offer Mick's family my 
condolences as they celebrate his life and his many contributions to 
the region. We can all be grateful that good men like Mick Given 
dedicate their lives to serving others, giving back so much more than 
they receive.

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