[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4673]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO JAMES E. STEWART

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 25, 2003

  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mr. James E. 
Stewart of Foley, Alabama, on the occasion of his being honored by his 
friends, family and colleagues on ``James E. Stewart Day'' in Baldwin 
County, Alabama.
  For the past fifty years, Jim Stewart has been the anchor of the 
Baldwin County radio broadcast community. Beginning with the formation 
of Baldwin County's first radio station, WHEP, in Foley, Alabama, in 
1953, Mr. Stewart has been the head of a growing broadcast family that 
has provided immeasurable joy and valuable information for thousands of 
listeners along Alabama's Gulf Coast. During his professional career, 
Mr. Stewart has been actively involved in the life of his community and 
has taken a leading role in many civic and professional organizations. 
Many groups including the South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce, the 
Alabama Council of Hospital Governing Boards, the Foley Rotary Club, 
and the South Baldwin Health Care Foundation have benefited from his 
experience, leadership and interest in promoting further growth in 
Baldwin County, and from his desire to ensure that his fellow residents 
received the best that life in South Alabama has to offer.
  Moreover, Mr. Stewart has received on many occasions the most 
important recognition of all: the respect and admiration of his 
professional peers. From his service in the Alabama Radio-Television 
Broadcasters Association to membership on Legislative Liaison 
Committees of the National Association of Broadcasters, Jim Stewart has 
been honored for his outstanding professional and journalistic 
integrity and for his genuine concern for and love of his community and 
state.
  Mr. Speaker, I don't feet there are a sufficient number of honors or 
awards to recognize the significant contributions Jim Stewart has made 
during the past five decades, nor are there enough words to express the 
thanks of the many people he has touched during that time. I can only 
express my deepest appreciation for his service to Baldwin County and 
to the entire State of Alabama. His many accomplishments during his 
life can be counted; the tremendous number of lives he has impacted 
cannot.

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