[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11211]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING THE LIFE OF MARION WALSINGHAM

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                           HON. NEAL P. DUNN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 19, 2017

  Mr. DUNN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Marion 
Walsingham, a pillar of the Bay County, Florida community who recently 
passed away at the age of 94.
  Marion and her husband, Alvin, opened ``Alvin's 5 and Dime'' in St. 
Andrews in 1950. The store later became ``Alvin's Island Stores,'' with 
locations on Panama City Beach, Destin, Fort Walton, Pensacola Beach, 
Orange Beach, Alabama, and Gulf Shores, Alabama.
  Marion was an active member of St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 
the founding member of the Panama City Beach Women's Club, and a member 
of the first Library Committee to bring a Public Library to Panama City 
Beach. She was instrumental in starting the first Chapter of the Order 
of the Eastern Star in Panama City Beach, working her way through the 
leadership within the Chapter, and eventually serving as the Chairman 
of the Cancer Fund from 2009 to 2010.
  Aside from her work in the community, Marion enjoyed spending time 
traveling with her grandchildren and supporting her great-grandchildren 
at local events.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring a life well-lived. Marion 
Walsingham dedicated her life to the Bay County community and we will 
forever be grateful.

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