[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 39 (Monday, April 3, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E478]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  TRIBUTE TO MACON-BIBB COUNTY LEGISLATOR FRANK CHAPMAN PINKSTON, SR.

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                          HON. SAXBY CHAMBLISS

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 3, 2000

  Mr. CHAMBLISS. Mr. Speaker, I want to pay tribute to a great American 
and Georgian, Frank Chapman Pinkston, Sr., who died Monday, March 27, 
2000.
  Mr. Pinkston was an inspiration to all of us. As a leader and public 
servant, he believed strongly in the citizens of Georgia and the 
meaning of loyalty. He worked hard every day to improve our communities 
and enhance the lives of our neighbors. He served the people of Georgia 
by giving 100 percent in every endeavor, placing his faith in God, his 
family, and his country. He will be greatly missed by the people of 
Georgia and his accomplishments will long be remembered.
  Mr. Pinkston was born on February 9, 1923 in Ludowici, GA. He was 
married to the former Lucille Park Finney for 52 years and graduated 
from Mercer University and the Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer 
University in 1947. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving from 
1943-1946, serving in the European Theater and participating in the 
Allied Invasion of Normandy. Mr. Pinkston received five battle stars 
and was a retired Lieutenant Colonel, Judge Advocate General Corps. 
Since 1947, Mr. Pinkston had been an attorney, specializing in wills, 
trust and probate.
  Elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1968, Mr. Pinkston 
served continuously in that body until 1992. He was Chairman of the 
Banks and Banking Committee from 1974 to 1992 and a member of the 
Rules, and Appropriations Committees. He rewrote Georgia's banking laws 
and shaped Southern regional banking. He was elected in 1992 as the 
Eighth Congressional District representative on the State 
Transportation Board and was re-elected to that position in 1995 and in 
January 2000. He served as Vice Chairman of the Board from April 1998 
until April 1999 at which time he was elected as Chairman, a position 
he held until his death.
  Mr. Pinkston was a member of Ingleside Baptist Church, serving on the 
Board of Directors of the Macon Rescue Mission, New Town Macon, and the 
Executive Committee of the Macon-Bibb County Road Improvement Program. 
He also served three terms on the Board of Trustees of Mercer 
University, The President's Council of Mercer University, the Boy 
Scouts of America, and the Middle Georgia Council on Drugs.
  Mr. Pinkston received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award from Mercer 
University in 1987 and an honorary Doctor of Law Degree from Mercer 
University in 1997.
  Mr. Speaker, I had the distinct pleasure of serving with Mr. Pinkston 
on many projects over the years. During his 24 years in public service, 
he helped lead the development of the Tom Hill Sr. Boulevard/Arkwright 
Road area, and several of Macon's museums. Mr. Pinkston's proudest 
achievement was establishment of the medical school at his alma mater, 
Mercer University. One of his many projects that, unfortunately, he was 
not able to see through to completion was the Fall Line Freeway.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope that in honor of Mr. Pinkston and his many 
accomplishments in Georgia, local, State, and Federal legislators 
working on this project will name a portion of the Fall Line Freeway 
the Frank Pinkston Freeway. I believe this tribute would be a further 
reminder of his legacy.

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