[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15454]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING THE SIXTIETH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN AND CHRISTINA 
                    BROXSON OF GULF BREEZE, FLORIDA

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 18, 2014

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the 
Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary of John and Christina Broxson of Gulf 
Breeze, Florida. I am proud to honor the Broxsons and congratulate them 
on this remarkable milestone.
  John and Christina met in 1953 at Southwestern Assemblies of God 
University (SAGU) in Waxahachie, Texas where John earned his Bachelor 
of Science degree in May 1954. They were married the following month on 
June 4, 1954 and spent the early years of their married life in 
pastoral ministry as well as missionary evangelism.
  In 1959, John was appointed by Florida Governor Leroy Collins to 
complete his father's term as Santa Rosa County Sheriff, and in 1962, 
John was elected to the Florida House of Representatives. John and 
Christina moved to Gulf Breeze, Florida, with their family in 1964 to 
begin their business, John Broxson and Associates, Inc., an Independent 
Insurance agency and real-estate brokerage company. Committed to public 
service, John also served in other various roles to include, Florida 
State Senator and Santa Rosa County Commissioner.
  Both John and Christina have lived a life of service to God and 
country, while raising five children: Sylvia, Bob, Cheryl, Bart, and 
Angela. John and Christina are loving and devoted parents, 
grandparents, and great-grandparents.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the United States Congress, it is my 
pleasure to join John and Christina Broxson; their children; 
grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and the entire Broxson family in 
celebration of their sixty years of marriage. My wife, Vicki, and I 
wish John and Christina many more years of happiness and all of God's 
blessings.

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