[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 143 (Sunday, October 11, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2053]
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                    A TRIBUTE TO HENRY OTIS BARBOUR

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                          HON. JOHN P. MURTHA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 9, 1998

  Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Henry Otis 
Barbour, a long-time employee of Army Navy Country Club, who passed 
away suddenly on August 23, 1998. Otis, as all the members at the club 
affectionately called him, was the sixth of ten children born to the 
late Richard and Helen Barbour.
  He was educated in the public school systems of Arlington County, 
Virginia and Washington D.C. When he was nine years old he began 
frequenting Army Navy Country Club retrieving golf balls in order to 
make a little spending money. He continued this practice until he was 
offered a permanent position at the club.
  In every successful organization there are one or two individuals 
that directly contribute to its success; Otis was one of those special 
people. For forty-four years he mastered nearly all the support 
services of the golf course--from caddying, to maintaining the range, 
to servicing and maintaining more than 90 golf carts, to helping 
members understand the intricacies of the golf swing. Many have said 
that Otis knew more about the golf swing than all the golf 
professionals at Army Navy Country Club combined. When you arrived at 
the club, be it rain or shine, summer or winter you could always count 
on being greeted by a tip of the hat from Otis.
  In the truest sense of the word--he was a gentleman--who generously 
shared what he had with all he encountered.
  The members of Army Navy Country Club can consider themselves 
fortunate to have known Otis, and worse off for having lost him at such 
a young age.
  To all his relatives I send my condolences.
  Otis you will be missed but never forgotten.

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