[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9773]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO WALTON GRESHAM, III

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I am pleased to congratulate my friend, 
Mr. Walton Gresham, III, from Indianola, MS, who has been awarded the 
National Propane Gas Association's Bill Hill Award. This is a 
significant achievement that deserves recognition from the U.S. Senate. 
This award was established in honor of individuals who have made 
outstanding and lasting contributions to the LP-Gas industry in the 
area of government relations. The award honors the memory of the late 
William C. Hill, who devoted distinguished service to the propane 
industry and was responsible for easing many of the burdens of price 
and allocation regulations on both large and small propane marketers 
throughout the 1970s.
  I have known Walton Gresham and his family for many years and can 
attest to the honor and diligence with which they conduct their 
business. Mr. Gresham possesses a dignity and gentlemanly nature that 
has allowed him to be a fine representative for his company and his 
industry throughout the years. Somehow, he always seems to have the 
time, and the ability, to make important contributions. I congratulate 
him on this significant achievement.
  Mr. WICKER. Would the Senator from Mississippi yield?
  Mr. COCHRAN. I would be happy to yield to my distinguished colleague.
  Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, I would like to echo the sentiments of 
Senator Cochran relative to Walton Gresham being awarded NPGA's Bill 
Hill Award. Mr. Gresham has been exceptional in helping legislators on 
the Federal, State, and local levels understand the difficult issues 
confronted by the LP-Gas business. He has taken the lead in areas 
critical to the industry, and has unselfishly dedicated both time and 
resources for the betterment of the Mississippi and National Propane 
Gas Associations.
  I am proud to know Mr. Walton Gresham. I am proud to have Gresham 
Petroleum headquartered in Indianola, MS. And I am proud to know that 
Mr. Gresham has been awarded NPGA's Bill Hill Award, the propane gas 
industry's highest award for governmental relations activities.

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