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IN RECOGNITION OF THE 90TH BIRTHDAY OF EUGENE McAVOY CHAMPION
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HON. MIKE ROGERS
of alabama
in the house of representatives
Friday, February 4, 2022
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 90th birthday of Mr. Eugene McAvoy Champion.
Eugene was born on February 20, 1932, in Crenshaw County, Alabama. He was the youngest son born to Leon and Carol Newton Champion. He graduated from Crenshaw County High School and joined the United States Air Force. Eugene served during the Korean Conflict at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Eugene married his high school sweetheart, Bobbie Royal, on June 15, 1952, and was blessed with five children. He graduated from the University of Alabama and worked in public accounting. He later worked in the Medicaid Division for the State of Alabama. After retiring from the state, he opened a CPA firm in Prattville and worked there until just a few years ago.
After Bobbie passed away in 1976, Eugene and his children moved to Prattville, Alabama. He became an active member of First Baptist Church and married Margaret Wells Scott in 1979. Their marriage added three more children to the family.
He is an active member and past president of the Lion's Club. He has also been an active member of the Gideons.
Eugene is a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
His birthday will be celebrated in Prattville with his family on Sunday, February 20th.
Madam Speaker, please join me in wishing Eugene a very happy birthday.
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 23
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