February 14, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 29 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
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  IN HONOR OF THE OUTSTANDING CAREER OF GRAHAM T. ``BUBBA'' MOORE, JR.

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                          HON. RICHARD HUDSON

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 14, 2019

  Mr. HUDSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Graham T. 
``Bubba'' Moore, Jr. on his nearly fifty years of outstanding service 
to our community as he retires from Barnhill Contracting Company, 
located in North Carolina's Eighth Congressional District.
  Graham--or Bubba as he's known to his friends--started his career in 
1973 and retires today as the Vice President of Barnhill Contracting 
Company after 46 years of service in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He 
graduated from North Carolina State University in 1973 with a degree in 
engineering, and in that same year he married his lovely wife, Betty 
Gail. Together they've raised two children, Landis and Gray, and one 
grandchild, Evelyn.
  Over the years, Bubba has become a pillar of the community. While the 
list of his community involvements is quite extensive, Bubba has time 
and again stepped up to help our soldiers, veterans and their 
families--no small feat considering Fayetteville is home to Fort Bragg, 
the largest military installation in the world. Bubba has served as the 
Vice-Chair of the Ft Bragg Special Activities Committee, Chairman of 
the Military Affairs Council of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce, 
and on the Board of Directors for the Sandhills Military Council.
  On top of these public positions, Bubba has always been known as 
someone who wanted to help our troops behind the scenes. Bubba went to 
visit soldiers in Afghanistan at Bagram Air Field in Kandahar and 
delivered Christmas gifts and Holiday Cheer to our deployed soldiers. 
He also helped organized family trips for Gold Star family members and 
was instrumental in supporting children of deployed soldiers attend 
exclusive productions of ``Disney on Ice'' at the Crown Center. These 
were things that may not have received public attention, but that 
didn't matter to Bubba; he just cared about giving back to the place 
he's called home for so long.
  I wish Bubba a long and happy retirement, and I know I speak for 
countless people in the community when I say he will be missed at 
Barnhill Contracting Company.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in congratulating Bubba for his 
incredible career and service to our community.

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