[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 14228-14229]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING MARK BEELER ON HIS RETIREMENT

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 23, 2004

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Mark Beeler on 
his retirement from the Trousdale County Agricultural Extension 
Service. Mark is a resident of Hartsville, TN, which I have the 
pleasure of representing in Tennessee's Sixth Congressional District.
  For 27 years, Mark has been a dedicated employee of the Ag Extension 
Service, but the agency has been in his blood for much longer. His 
father, H.Y. Beeler, is a retired extension agent from Williamson 
County. Mark began his own career in Hickman County before transferring 
to Trousdale County in 1981.
  In addition to his commitment to Ag Extension, Mark has been a first-
rate public servant.

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As a member of Hartsville's Volunteer Fire Department, he has 
championed fire-safety education programs. In fact, Mark was 
instrumental in establishing fire-safety education in the local school 
system and day-care facilities.
  I applaud Mark and all that he has accomplished. He and his coworkers 
at Trousdale County Ag Extension have made certain that Middle 
Tennessee farmers have access to the latest technology and techniques. 
I am sure the Hartsville community will be sad to see him go, but I 
know I join with them in wishing him a very happy retirement.

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