[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 18]
[House]
[Pages 24384-24385]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                   LILLIAN McKAY POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Mr. GUTKNECHT. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 2413) to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1202 1st Street in Humble, Texas, as the ``Lillian 
McKay Post Office Building''.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 2413

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. LILLIAN MCKAY POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 1202 1st Street in Humble, Texas, shall be 
     known and designated as the ``Lillian McKay Post Office 
     Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``Lillian McKay Post Office Building''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Gingrey). Pursuant to the rule, the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Gutknecht) and the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Davis) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Gutknecht).


                             General Leave

  Mr. GUTKNECHT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their 
remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under 
consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Minnesota?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. GUTKNECHT. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  I rise in support of H.R. 2413, offered by the distinguished 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe). This bill would designate the post 
office in Humble, Texas, as the Lillian McKay Post Office Building.
  As the First Lady of Humble, Texas, a small town located just 
northeast of Houston, Lillian McKay made an impact on the community 
that will be remembered forever. Officially, she became Humble's First 
Lady in 1971 when her husband, Dr. Haden McKay, became the mayor of 
that small town. Dr. McKay served the city of Humble for more than 38 
years, as mayor as well as a member of the city council. One thing was 
for sure: Lillian McKay was always there by his side.
  Her philanthropic nature has earned her several prestigious community 
awards, such as the Humble Area Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the 
Year, the Yellow Rose of Texas award, Family Time Women of Achievement 
Community Leader award and, finally, the Northeast Medical Center 
Hospital Foundation Gala Honoree. Lillian McKay is also closely 
involved with the Humble Museum as acting curator. She has been an 
advocate for the museum since its inception in 1976.
  This lifelong Texan has given back much more to her community than 
can ever be documented. Long after the death of her husband, Lillian 
McKay is still considered the First Lady of Humble, Texas, and will 
always be remembered as such.
  I urge all Members to join me in honoring the lifetime community 
achievements of this very special and generous woman.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, as a member of the House Government Reform Committee, I 
am pleased to join with my colleague from Minnesota in consideration of 
H.R. 2413, legislation naming the postal facility in Humble, Texas, 
after Lillian McKay. This measure, which was introduced by 
Representative Ted Poe on May 17, 2005, and unanimously reported by our 
committee on September 15, 2005, enjoys the support and cosponsorship 
of the entire Texas delegation.
  Lillian McKay, a native Texan, was born in Ammannsville, Texas, and 
grew up in Fairchilds, Texas. She married and moved with her husband to 
Humble, Texas.
  Known as the First Lady of Humble while her husband served as mayor 
of Humble, Mrs. McKay has been an active member of the community and 
has been honored for her contributions. She has received the Humble 
Area Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award and the Yellow Rose 
of Texas award, to name a few. She is the curator of the Humble Museum 
and has remained involved in the museum since its inception.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend my colleague for seeking to honor Mrs. McKay 
in this manner and urge swift passage of this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. GUTKNECHT. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to my 
distinguished colleague from the State of Texas (Mr. Poe).
  Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Minnesota for 
yielding me this time, and I thank the gentleman from Illinois for his 
support of this bill.
  Lillian McKay by trade was a nurse; and she met her husband, Dr. 
Haden McKay, a doctor in Humble, Texas, and there they have spent most 
of their life supporting people. She is the First Lady of Humble, 
Texas. She has been for a number of years, and she will always be.
  The reason she is the First Lady is because she is always involved in 
the lives of people, young people, elderly people, all people. She does 
what she can every day to help someone else. She is the neighbor of the 
entire community.

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  Both she and her husband made Humble their home in 1941. In fact, she 
still lives in that same limestone house that he built for her in 1941. 
Humble, Texas, is a small, rural town north of Houston, about 27 miles. 
It started out as an oil field town. Oil was struck there; and one of 
the landmark roads of Humble, Texas, is Moonshine Hill Road. After oil 
was struck there, a little oil company started called Humble Oil and 
Refining Company. Later they changed their name to Exxon. Humble, 
Texas, never chose to change their name to Exxon, Texas, however.
  But Lillian McKay is a great believer in people; and she was always 
seen going door to door, helping out neighbors, collecting for worthy 
causes.
  Humble, Texas, the small town that it is, is like most small towns. 
It is very political. But you would never know whether Miss Lillian was 
a Republican or a Democrat, because she always supported people that 
she thought would help the community and help the city of Humble, 
Texas. She is still involved to some extent in helping people who want 
to run for office and support them no matter what their party 
affiliation happens to be.
  Miss Lillian is a great believer in history. She loves history. She 
loves Texas history. So she started a museum in Humble, Texas, to 
preserve the oil-rich heritage of the city. Back in the days when 
Humble was an oil boom town, she started the museum; and she has 
selected numerous items to preserve history, Texas history. She has 
been honored by every group in the State of Texas that promotes such 
honors for ladies like this.
  So, Miss Lillian, we appreciate your service to the people of Texas, 
your lifelong commitment to helping others, your lifelong commitment to 
the community and to Humble, Texas, and to the people of Humble.
  I thank both Members for their help in the sponsorship of this bill.
  Mr. GUTKNECHT. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for bringing this 
bill to the House. Clearly, this is a woman who is richly deserving of 
this honor. I urge all of my colleagues to join me in support of the 
passage of this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Gutknecht) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2413.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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