[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23782]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     IN RECOGNITION OF CLINTON KIRK

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 7, 2006

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I respectfully ask the attention 
of the House today to pay tribute to Mr. Clinton Kirk, a constituent of 
mine who has dedicated the past 20 years of his life to staying healthy 
and fit.
  Mr. Kirk resides in Valley, Alabama, and is in his eighth decade of 
life. He is known around the area as ``The Walking Man.'' Kirk says 
when he began his walking in 1982, he would walk around 5 to 6 miles a 
day in the early morning. Over 20 years later, he says he now walks 
about 1 mile a day and says he attributes his good health to his 
walking habit. Amazingly, Mr. Kirk has walked over 50,000 miles since 
1982, and began keeping a daily log of the distance he covers in 1986.
  I salute Mr. Kirk for his continued efforts to exercise and stay 
healthy, and commend him at this milestone for serving as an example 
for us all to take care of ourselves and stay fit.

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