[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16320]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING THE MEMORY OF THE HON. ROBERT B. DOYLE, JR.

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 18, 2005

  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, the City of Mobile, Alabama, and indeed the 
entire First Congressional District recently lost a dear friend, and I 
rise today to honor him and pay tribute to his memory.
  Mayor Robert B. Doyle, Jr., was a devoted family man and dedicated 
public servant throughout his entire life. A native of Mobile, he was a 
graduate of Murphy High School and the University of Alabama. In 1968, 
he began his first term on the Mobile Board of Water and Sewer 
Commissioners, and one year later was elected as the Place 2 
representative on the Mobile City Commission. At that time, the office 
of mayor was held on a rotating basis by members of the city 
commission, and as a result Mayor Doyle held that office several times 
during his three terms in office.
  During his time in local office, Mayor Doyle was an extremely 
effective and responsive member of the city commission who took a 
tremendous amount of pride in his job, his employees, and his 
community. His three terms in office were marked by several crises and 
strikes which directly affected the operation of city government, but 
through each situation he maintained a strong level of integrity and 
concern for the well-being of Mobile. He was a strong and consistent 
supporter of the city's public safety force, and believed strongly that 
the best interests of the city would be served by a strong program of 
downtown redevelopment for both business and residential interests.
  In addition to his public responsibilities, Mayor Doyle also found 
time to become actively involved in many local and statewide 
organizations. He served as the president of the Alabama League of 
Municipalities in 1979. In Mobile, he and his late wife, Ramona, were 
very involved in activities at Providence Hospital, and he also was a 
member of both the Comic Cowboys Mardi Gras organization and the 
Reception Committee of the Mobile Carnival Association. His work also 
garnered a great deal of praise and recognition from his colleagues and 
peers, and in 2004 he was elected as a member of the Murphy High School 
Hall of Fame.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in remembering a 
dedicated public servant and friend to many in Mobile. Bob Doyle will 
be deeply missed by his family--his children, Robert B. Doyle, III, 
Britt Doyle, Lynette Doyle Betty, and Dr. Ramona L. Doyle; his sister, 
Caroline Shedd; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild--as well 
as the countless friends he leaves behind. Our thoughts and prayers are 
with them all at this difficult time.

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