[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 16 (Wednesday, February 23, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: February 23, 1994]
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                    TRIBUTE TO JOHN HAL ``RED'' DOVE

  Mr. HEFLIN. Mr. President, a long-time leader in the Alabama trucking 
business, John Hal ``Red'' Dove, passed away after a long illness on 
February 7 in Dothan. A fine gentleman with an abiding love in faith 
and family, Red made a great contribution to the State's trucking 
industry.
  The founder of AAA Cooper Transportation, Red was best known as a 
person who never forgot his roots. He had a warm sense of humor and was 
always at home with all types of people. He was someone who related 
well to other people and who others truly enjoyed being around.
  Red Dove was born on October 7, 1909, in Shubuta, MI, where he lived 
during his early childhood. He married Sybil Bently in 1931. He began 
his illustrious career in the trucking business soon after moving to 
Alabama by hauling pulpwood and timber for local sawmills. In 1935, he 
became a regulated carrier, operating under the name ``Dove Truck 
Line.'' He later formed his second company hauling specified 
commodities between Pensacola, FL, and Dothan, later merging this 
operation in a partnership that served Atlanta, Dothan, Andalusia, and 
Mobile. Selling this firm in 1950, he purchased another operation the 
next year, changing its name to AAA Motor Lines and again in 1970 to 
the present AAA Cooper Transportation, greatly expanding its operation.
  He served as board chairman for AAA Cooper as well as on various 
committees of the Alabama Trucking Association, where he was division 
vice president, vice president, president, and board chairman. Over the 
years, he was active in various civic organizations including the local 
Chamber of Commerce as well as those in the communities in which he 
operated. He was a member of the Salvation Army's board of directors 
and a member of First Baptist Church.
  Red Dove's lasting legacy is two-fold: his family and his strong 
business. He was always committed to both, and was a loyal friend to 
those who were fortunate enough to have known him. I extend my 
sincerest condolences to his wife, Sybil, and their entire family in 
the wake of their tremendous loss.

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