[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 13703-13704]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING JIMMY SCURLOCK FOR A DISTINGUISHED CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE

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                          HON. JOHN S. TANNER

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 24, 2008

  Mr. TANNER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge my friend 
Jimmy Scurlock, who is retiring from 25 years of public service to the 
town of Dover, Tennessee, which I am proud to represent in this 
chamber.
  Jimmy has served as City Administrator in Dover since 1983 and also 
currently serves on the board of Local Government Data Processing. He 
was elected to two terms on the Tennessee Municipal League Board of 
Directors and served as President of the Tennessee City Management 
Association in 2001 and 2002. He was honored statewide last year

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when he was elected city manager of the year by the Tennessee City 
Management Association.
  Over the years, Jimmy has been instrumental in enacting the 
infrastructure improvements that we know are so important for our 
families' quality of life and to support economic growth. Jimmy has 
worked closely with others to upgrade Dover's water and sewage 
facilities and revitalize the downtown business district. I am proud of 
the progress made in Stewart County over the years, and I know our 
families there will continue to see the benefits of Jimmy's hard work.
  Before Jimmy became City Administrator, he was associated with his 
mother Mary Ann in the family's florist business. Many of us who have 
known the family for years know that Jimmy inherited his flair for 
public service from his father, the late J.T. Scurlock, who represented 
a portion of northern middle Tennessee in the Tenessee General Assembly 
with distinction for a number of years. Betty Ann and I have had the 
opportunity to spend a great deal of time with Jimmy and his wife Nan 
as Jimmy and our friend Don Cherry have been among my closest advisers 
in northern middle Tennessee. We have frequently turned to Jimmy and 
Don for leadership and guidance in working with the people of Stewart 
County.
  Madam Speaker, I hope you and our colleagues will join me in thanking 
Jimmy Scurlock for his long service to our community and State and wish 
him and his family all the best as he begins his retirement.

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