October 11, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 161 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1279]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING MAYOR ARTHUR HOLK ON HIS 94TH BIRTHDAY

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                           HON. BRADLEY BYRNE

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 11, 2019

  Mr. BYRNE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mayor Arthur Holk 
upon his 94th birthday.
  Arthur has a decorated career as a public servant that began in 1952.
  Arthur served as the mayor of Foley from 1976 to 1996 after serving 
on the Foley City Council for 24 years.
  While Mayor, Arthur was elected President of the Alabama League of 
Municipalities, President of the Alabama League of Municipal Insurance 
Corporation, and Chairman of the State of Alabama Aeronautics 
Commission. Outside of office, he remained an engaged leader in his 
community.
  During Arthur's long tenure in public office, Alabama incredibly had 
nine different governors.
  Outside of public office, Arthur served his hometown as an insurance 
agent for over 60 years with State Farm Insurance and Baldwin Mutual 
Insurance.
  Arthur is a 1949 graduate of Auburn University. He and his late wife, 
Fannie Jo, had two children, Frances and Andy. Their children and 
grandchildren have continued Arthur's legacy of community service and 
civic involvement.
  I congratulate Mayor Holk, on his 94th birthday, and thank Kim for 
all he has done for Southwest Alabama.

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