[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 18, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1005]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO LESTER AND LOIS WHITING

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                           HON. MARION BERRY

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 18, 1999

  Mr. BERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a 
distinguished couple in my community.
  Lester and Lois Whiting lived, worked, and raised their family in the 
Tichnor community and resided there all their days. They were both 
descendants of pioneer families in south Arkansas County. They were the 
kind of people that always cared about their neighbors and community, 
were always ready to do their part for the common good.
  The Whitings were the kind of people that only wanted a fair chance. 
They took care of their own business and achieved success in doing 
this.
  They brought honor and distinction to their family and community with 
their quiet service and support. They are of the ``Greatest 
Generation'' that worked hard, played by the rules, and made this 
country what it is today.
  If as some say, your children are the true measure of your success, 
then the Whitings are indeed successful.
  I have been privileged to have lived among wonderful people like the 
Whitings all of my life.
  The world is a better place because they lived. I have been blessed 
to have had such friends.

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