[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 8389-8390]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       H. ODELL ``FUZZY'' MINNIX

 Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, I am pleased today to recognize Mr. 
H. Odell ``Fuzzy'' Minnix for his community service and leadership. Mr. 
Minnix recently retired after serving three terms on the Roanoke County 
Board of Supervisors, including several years as the board's chairman. 
During his 12 years on the Board of Supervisors, Roanoke County saw 
significant improvement in its quality of life; in recent years, the 
county was recognized as one of the best school systems in the Nation 
and the community's continued commitment to expansion and growth 
resulted in the creation of more jobs and opportunity in the region.
  Throughout his life, Fuzzy Minnix has been a community leader and 
volunteer. He was the recipient of the Roanoke Valley Big Brother of 
the Year Award and has been an avid supporter of youth sports, having 
been Head Football Coach at Hidden Valley Junior High School. Mr. 
Minnix also served as Head Softball Coach, Assistant Varsity Football 
Coach and Assistant Varsity Track Coach at Cave Spring High School. 
Over the years, he has remained active as a Virginia High School League 
Football and Basketball official.

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  A Roanoke native, Mr. Minnix began his distinguished career serving 4 
years in the U.S. Air Force. After his military service, he entered a 
career in the air traffic control industry. A graduate of the FAA Air 
Traffic Control Academy in Oklahoma City, Mr. Minnix has worked as an 
Air Traffic Controller at airports in Norfolk, Dulles, Roanoke and 
Lynchburg.
  Among his professional recognitions, Fuzzy Minnix was the winner of 
the Roanoke Federal Employee of the Year award and the FAA Education 
Facilitator of the Year award for the Eastern Region.
  Mr. Minnix and his wife, Janet, have two sons. They are active 
members of the Ghent Grace Brethren Church, where Fuzzy has served as a 
Moderator and Sunday School Superintendent.
  The Roanoke region will surely miss the leadership and talents that 
Mr. Minnix displayed on the county's Board of Supervisors. I 
congratulate him on his community service and wish him well in his 
retirement.

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