[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 18317-18318]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




ACKNOWLEDGING THE RETIREMENT OF BROWNSTOWN DEPUTY SUPERVISOR GREG MAHAR

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                          HON. DEBBIE DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 17, 2015

  Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Greg Mahar, a 
community leader in southeast Michigan for decades. This month he will 
retire after twenty four years of service as Deputy Supervisor of 
Brownstown Township. Appointed to the role in 1992, Greg has supported 
and enjoyed the trust of three different township supervisors. His name 
is synonymous with Brownstown.
  In 1967, almost 50 years ago, Greg began his career in public 
service. The young man that tirelessly organized his community block 
club would one day literally put Brownstown on the map. From promoting 
business by identifying Brownstown on Interstate 75 signage; to 
negotiating money-saving contracts to

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promoting access to a transparent local government, there are few major 
projects in Brownstown that Greg has not been critical to their 
success. Every resident of Brownstown Township has been impacted by his 
tireless efforts.
  Greg has been a role model in this community because, as he puts it, 
helping people is just who he is. He has raised the funds for numerous 
local charities, and finds solutions for needs in the community that 
are not being met. Not only has he dedicated his time and resources to 
multiple efforts and programs, he even sacrificed his trademark 
mustache in support of a cure for leukemia. Now clean-shaven, Greg 
still serves as the go-to guy for anyone in the community who is trying 
to uplift their neighbors.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in honoring Mr. 
Greg Mahar for his twenty four years of service to Brownstown and his 
lasting impact on the Downriver communities. We thank him for his 
leadership, and wish him many years of happiness and success.

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