[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19342]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO HOWARD DUVALL, JR.

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 16, 2008

  Mr. CLYBURN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a 
tremendous public servant, Howard Duvall, Jr. After 21 years of stellar 
service and visionary leadership, Howard is retiring from the South 
Carolina Municipal Association. His retirement is a great loss to the 
cities and towns of South Carolina, but we thank Howard for his 
dedication for so many years.
  Howard Duvall is a product of the small South Carolina town of 
Cheraw, known to many as the birthplace of music legend Dizzy 
Gillespie. Howard left Cheraw to pursue an education, earning a B.A. in 
political science from the Citadel and an M.P.A. from the University of 
South Carolina. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force for 4 
years, and continued his service a a member of the South Carolina Air 
National Guard for 3 years. Howard returned to Cheraw to work in his 
family's hardware business, and launched a life of public service soon 
thereafter. In 1974, Howard was elected a member of the Cheraw Town 
Council. Six years later, he was elected mayor of his beloved hometown.
  In June 1986, Governor Dick Riley tapped Howard to serve as his 
executive assistant. In 1987, he was appointed to the South Carolina 
Tax Commission, and later that year, he became the director of 
Intergovernmental Relations for the South Carolina Municipal 
Association. This move became Howard's calling for the rest of his 
career. In 1992, he became the executive director of the Municipal 
Association, and has remained in that post for the last 16 years.
  During this time, Howard's family has been his source of support. He 
has been married to Allianne Turner since 1965, and the two are the 
proud parents of two daughters and the grandparents of two.
  Madam Speaker, I invite you and my colleagues to join me today in 
congratulating Howard Duvall for an outstanding career of public 
service. Howard has demonstrated a strong commitment to the small 
cities and towns that make South Carolina such a wonderful place to 
live, work and recreate. His leadership has made our State and Nation a 
better place, and his daily guidance will be sorely missed. I am proud 
to call Howard a friend, and I wish him a wonderful retirement and much 
happiness in his future endeavors.

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