[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 27]
[House]
[Page 36192]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   CONGRATULATING MAYOR CECIL PRUETT

  (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and to 
congratulate Mayor Cecil Pruett of Canton, Georgia, on a tremendous 
career and a well-deserved retirement. A true public servant and 
outstanding leader, Mayor Pruett will be retiring this month after 12 
years as mayor of the City of Canton in Cherokee County, Georgia.
  Mayor Pruett has always strived to better his community, and his 
broad experience has served his constituents well. The mayor was 
formerly the president of the Georgia Municipal Association, president 
of the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the Atlanta 
Regional Executive Committee.
  An educator, he remains active in leadership posts at Reinhardt 
College, Georgia Baptist Children's Home, North Georgia Regional 
Development Center, and his own church where he serves as a deacon.
  Mayor Pruett oversaw substantial economic growth in Canton over his 
12 years, but he has always worked to preserve the small town charm 
that is a hallmark of Cherokee County. A southern gentleman in every 
way, Mayor Pruett and his honest leadership will be sincerely missed. 
We wish Cecil and his wife, Myrna, a happy and a healthy retirement.

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