[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15551]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO MR. RHYS LEWIS

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                       HON. THADDEUS G. McCOTTER

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 12, 2007

  Mr. McCOTTER. Madam Speaker, today I rise to honor and acknowledge 
Mr. Rhys Lewis upon his receipt of the Wayne 11th Congressional 
District Republican Committee's 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award.
  Throughout nearly seven decades, Mr. Lewis has served our nation with 
distinction. As a United States Marine Corps Sergeant, he defended our 
liberty in the South Pacific during World War II before returning home 
and marrying Ruth M. Lewis in 1947. Then, in 1958, Rhys was elected a 
Republican precinct delegate and, ultimately, a Redford Charter 
Township Trustee. In addition to his loyal public service, Mr. Lewis 
has been Chairman of Redford Civil Affairs and of the Wayne 17th 
Congressional District Republicans.
  Rhys is a pillar of the Michigan Republican party, who has served on 
the Michigan GOP State Committee for eight years and in the Redford 
Republican party as for a decade. As a result of his loyalty to liberty 
and courage of his convictions, Rhys has enriched the lives of others 
and established a honorable legacy of courage, leadership and service.
  Madam Speaker, in recognition of his legendary contributions to the 
Michigan Republican party and of his lifetime of extraordinary 
achievements, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Mr. Rhys Lewis 
for his tireless service to our community and our country.

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