[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2256]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



            RECOGNIZING HUGH S. BURNES, SR. OF ROME, GEORGIA

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                             HON. BOB BARR

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 26, 2001

  Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to recognize Hugh 
Burnes, who has recently been selected as the 2001 recipient of the 
``Heart of the Community'' Board of Governors Award in Rome, Floyd 
County, Georgia.
  Mr. Burnes began his volunteer service with the American Legion and 
the Community Chest in 1946. He spent fifty-five years dedicating his 
time and leadership to more than a dozen organizations such as the 
YMCA, Boy Scouts, Dick Wicker Boys Home, Rome Community Prayer 
Breakfast and the Rome Rotary Club.
  The dedication to excellence exhibited by Hugh Burnes makes him a 
role model for his peers and for young people in the community. I am 
pleased to honor his impressive accomplishments and wish him well as he 
is recognized by the Board of Governors and the citizens of Rome, 
Georgia.

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