[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18157]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            JACK HARDIN DAY

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                         HON. NICK J. RAHALL II

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 13, 2006

  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of ``Jack Hardin Day'' 
which was celebrated in many towns in my District recently. No one is 
more deserving of this honor than the man for which the day was named--
a man who has served southern West Virginia, both as a journalist and 
as a community activist, for more than 50 years.
  Jack Hardin is an icon, an institution, to the people of Huntington, 
WV, and beyond. It was fitting then, that on Jack Hardin Day, also 
Jack's 80th birthday, the members of the community came together for a 
good-natured roasting of their favorite son. It is also fitting that 
the proceeds of this roast went to an important charity--the 
Hospitality House of Huntington. Jack wouldn't have had it any other 
way.
  While I was unable to attend the roast of my friend Jack Hardin, I 
would have loved to have been there to hear the tales, the teasing and 
what I am sure was a good amount of praise for a man who has become a 
role model to so many.
  Jack Hardin is a moral man, a family man, and southern West Virginia 
is lucky to have him. I thank Jack for his contributions to our area 
over the years and commend the community of Huntington and Jack's 
family for coming together to put together a celebration worthy of such 
a man.
  May this be the first of many ``Jack Hardin Days.''

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