[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9979]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE MEMORY OF MR. FRED L. McGHEE

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 25, 2006

  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, south Alabama recently lost a friend, dear 
not only to the Poarch Creek Band of Creek Indians but to the entire 
State of Alabama. Today, I rise to pay tribute to the memory of Mr. 
Fred L. McGhee.
  Elected first as chairman of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians at the 
age of 50 in 2000, Fred served honorably and respectably, bringing 
cohesion to the Poarch Creek community and the surrounding city of 
Atmore.
  Fred grew up in the close-knit Poarch Creek community in south 
Alabama and attended the Poarch Consolidated Indian School where his 
initial love for Native American culture began to germinate. He devoted 
his time to the intense study of Indian culture as well as historic 
preservation. Coupled with his previous experience in leading the nine-
member Tribal Council, he was the natural fit to be chairman.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me today in recognizing 
this beloved member of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Fred will be 
greatly missed by his eight sisters; three sons, Greg McGhee of Atmore, 
Joe McGhee and Fred Lee McGhee, both of Pensacola, Florida; two 
daughters, Tracy McGhee and Cierra McGhee, both of Atmore; four 
grandchildren; and friends that he leaves behind. Our thoughts and 
prayers are with them all during this difficult time.

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