[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11814]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   REMEMBERING MIKE ``TUNA'' McELROY

  (Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight with deep 
sadness at the loss of my friend, Mike McElroy, the mayor of Decatur, 
Illinois, just last week.
  Mike was not just my friend. He was a friend to so many, and he led 
the City of Decatur through some very difficult times to where Decatur, 
my former hometown, as a student at Millikin University, has been able 
to see the progress that many envisioned 26 years ago when Mike and his 
wife, Lynn, made Decatur their hometown.
  Mike is going to be remembered not only as a friend of mine, but a 
friend to the entire community, be it the YMCA that he served on the 
board of directors, St. Teresa school that he was so active in, or the 
many other community efforts that he was a part of.
  ``Tuna,'' as he was known, is going to be missed by all, but 
especially missed by me. Mike was an early supporter of mine and a 
friend when I didn't have as many friends in that town as I started my 
journey that ended right here on this House floor when I was sworn in a 
few short years ago.
  Tuna, you left this Earth way too early. My heartfelt condolences go 
out to the entire Decatur community, who will miss you, and, most 
importantly, to your wife, Lynn, and your son, Matt. Rest in peace, my 
friend.

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