[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8697]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             CELEBRATING THE 90TH BIRTHDAY OF HUGH McMILLAN

  (Mr. KILMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KILMER. Mr. Speaker, Friday is a big day in my neck of the woods. 
It is the day we are going to celebrate the 90th birthday of Hugh 
McMillan. Hugh is an absolute icon of our region and is the definition 
of a servant.
  He served our country in the military and in the intelligence 
community, and he served our community as the unofficial mayor of the 
Key Peninsula. That is evidenced through his service in the Lions Club, 
who each year puts on a Citizen of the Year ceremony to honor those who 
make the Key Peninsula a better and stronger place. In fact, he served 
the community so well, he was given the Service Above Self Award from 
the Gig Harbor Rotary Club. Having a group of Rotarians honor a Lions 
Club member is a big deal.
  Beyond that service to community, though, he is also a servant when 
it comes to our kids. He served on the board of the Communities In 
Schools group in the Peninsula School District and on the Peninsula 
Schools Education Foundation board. He writes a Kids' Corner column in 
the Peninsula Gateway. Anytime there is a kid in our neck of the woods 
doing something cool, Hugh McMillan is there with a camera to take 
their picture and make them feel special.
  I am just very grateful for all he does on behalf of kids and on 
behalf of our community and our country, and I am proud to call him a 
friend.

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