[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5536]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE CORWIN M. NIXON ON HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 5, 2003

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the outstanding 
achievements of the Honorable Corwin M. Nixon, a dear friend and 
distinguished constituent, who will celebrate his 90th birthday on 
March 9, 2003.
  Corwin has served Warren County, Ohio, and the State of Ohio with 
great distinction. From 1948 to 1960, he served as a Warren County 
Commissioner. Shortly thereafter, Corwin was elected to the Ohio 
General Assembly as a State Representative, where he served for 30 
years from 1962 to 1992. He had the distinction of being minority 
leader of the Ohio House of Representatives during his last 14 years in 
office.
  Throughout his successful public service career, Corwin Nixon was 
always a true gentleman who worked well with his colleagues on both 
sides of the aisle. Corwin also cared deeply about his constituents. He 
has told me he ``used to mail get-well cards to everyone who got 
sick.'' Corwin once was shown four get-well cards that were kept on a 
constituent's mantel, one for each time this person had been in the 
hospital. He has also told me of his habit of sending a congratulatory 
note with a $1 bill enclosed to newborns, and how to this day these 
lucky recipients of his thoughtfulness come up to him to thank him.
  Corwin has been extremely active in a number of good causes and 
organizations locally, statewide, and nationally. He is President of 
the U.S. Trotting Association, where he has been a member for 16 years. 
For 34 years, he has been an original member of the American Horse 
Council. Corwin also serves on a number of boards, including the 
Grandview Hospital, Bethesda Hospital, and Big Brothers and Sisters. 
Among other activities, Corwin has managed the well-known Lebanon 
Raceway for 50 years.
  Family has always been important to Corwin. He and his wife, Eleanor, 
were married for 45 years before she passed away. They have two 
children, Keith and Karen (twins), and three grandchildren, Melissa 
(Missy), Tina, and Keith Jr. They also have four great grandchildren, 
Corwin Keith III, Eleanor, Preston, and Austin.
  Mr. Speaker, Corwin Nixon is a remarkable person who has touched so 
many lives and has given so much to our community, our state, and our 
nation over many years. I hope my colleagues will join me in 
recognizing his many accomplishments as he celebrates his 90th birthday 
on March 9, 2003.

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