[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 15464-15465]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING JUDGE JAMES D. TRIMBLE

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                             HON. ANDY BARR

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 18, 2014

  Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of Judge James D. Trimble, who 
has served his family and community throughout his lifetime while 
striving to put others before himself.
  Judge Trimble chose to dedicate 30 years to the Menifee County School 
System. Of those, 22 were spent as a teacher and eight of were spent as 
a principal. Some of those years were even spent driving a bus 
throughout Menifee County and coaching the girls' basketball team. 
After retiring from the school system in 1994, he became a part-time 
tobacco farmer and worked part-time at the Frenchburg Job Corps for 
five years teaching driver's education.
  From 2003 until 2006, Trimble served as Menifee County Judge 
Executive under the motto ``Leave Menifee County better than you found 
it.'' As Judge Executive, Trimble was able to accomplish a great deal 
for Menifee County, reducing the county's debt from $900,000 to 
$600,000 in just three years. He secured a grant for two new garbage 
trucks; purchased a new boom mower for the county; and worked in 
conjunction with 911 Director Christy Wayman and Commercial Mobile 
Radio Services (CMRS) to obtain a new 911 system for Menifee County, 
which also received a two year raise for all county employees and $100 
million in additional money for blacktopping from the Governor's office 
while Trimble was Judge Executive. Judge Trimble also worked with Gail 
Wright of the Gateway Area Development District office to receive funds 
from Community Development Block Grants and Appalachian Regional 
Commission for a new Senior Citizens Center for Menifee County.
  Trimble has been happily married to Lucille Coldiron Trimble for 49 
years. They have two children, Jami Miller and Jimmy Trimble; and three 
grandchildren--Travis Trimble, Kyle Miller and Bryce Miller.
  Trimble is a proud member of the Frenchburg Baptist Church, where he 
serves as a deacon and an adult Sunday school teacher as well as 
leading Wednesday night prayer meetings.
  In his spare time, Trimble enjoys playing basketball in adult 
recreation leagues. He also enjoys the Bluegrass Games, and has taken 
home both gold and silver medals with his group. He is an active member 
of the Shift Masters Car Club, and coached Little League for five years 
while his son Jimmy played for ``The Royals.'' He has enjoyed 
volunteering with Habitat for Humanity as well.
  James D. Trimble has devoted his life to serving those around him, 
and his service to Menifee County, our Commonwealth and our community 
is greatly appreciated.

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