[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2095]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         MAYOR OTIS T. WALLACE

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                         HON. MARIO DIAZ-BALART

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 26, 2010

  Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
honor one of our community's most humble and steadfast leaders, the 
mayor of Florida City, Mr. Otis T. Wallace. For nearly three decades, 
the people of Florida City have put their trust in him as mayor, leader 
and friend. A graduate of Michigan State University and the University 
of Miami Law School, he is the director of TIB Bank.
  Mayor Wallace is completely dedicated to the residents of Florida 
City and ensuring that the needs and priorities of his community are 
met. Despite the pressures that elected office can bring, Mayor Wallace 
keeps his cool, always smiling and acting humbly, with the best 
interest of others in mind. He has proven to be a dependable, hard 
working and selfless leader, always willing to work with others to find 
commonsense solutions.
  Mayor Wallace is no stranger to civic engagements. He is the chairman 
of the Florida City Community Redevelopment Agency and a member of the 
Homestead-Florida City Chamber of Commerce. He also serves as the 
chairman of the Florida City Foundation and on the board of directors 
of the Florida National Parks and Monuments Association, Inc., the 
Miami-Dade Criminal Justice Council and the Homestead Area Indigent 
Care Foundation, Inc. He is also a member of the NAACP.
  As we celebrate Black History Month, please join me in recognizing 
and thanking Mayor Otis Wallace for his dedication to the residents of 
Florida City and his commitment to ensuring that his community 
continues to thrive.

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