[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 111 (Thursday, August 11, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 11, 1994]
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                  TRIBUTE TO THE LATE RUSSELL TICKNER

  (Mr. BARTON of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARTON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it is my sad duty to inform the 
House that a dear friend of mine, Russell Tickner, passed away 
yesterday at the age of 71 years. Russ was the husband of my former 
district representative, Jan Tickner.
  My heart goes out to Jan and their four children, Nancy, Suzy, Gary, 
and Tom, their nine grandchildren, and their hundreds of friends.
  Russell Tickner's life was like Jimmy Stewart's life in the movie 
``It's a Wonderful Life.'' He honestly touched thousands of people in a 
very positive way, myself included. He was a World War II veteran. He 
was shot down on his first B-17 bombing mission over Germany, escaped 
by parachute, was hunted by the German soldiers, and climbed into an 
apple tree. The Germans came in and machine-gunned the apple orchard, 
but did not shoot up into the trees.

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  He escaped back to England, came back to the United States and 
married a young woman that he met at a USO dance before he went 
overseas. Russ and Jan lived their lives in Conroe, TX.
  He was self-employed in the restarurant business, the arts and crafts 
business. He was active in prison ministry. He was an avid golfer, a 
great coffee drinker and a great story teller.
  Few people lead the kind of life that Russ Tickner lived. He had the 
distinction of having the street that he lived on named in honor of 
him, Tickner Lane. The world is a better place today because of Russell 
Tickner's life.

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