[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 134 (Tuesday, October 24, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1891]
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          IN MEMORY OF THE HONORABLE C. FORREST ``RED'' WHALEY

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 24, 2000

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, it is with sadness that I inform the House 
of Representatives of the passing of The Honorable C. Forrest ``Red'' 
Whaley of Jefferson City, Missouri. He was the former mayor of our 
state's capital.
  Red Whaley was born August 19, 1909, in Callaway County, Missouri. He 
was a life long resident of Central Missouri and a graduate of Fulton 
High School and Westminster College. A registered pharmacist for over 
66 years, Mr. Whaley moved to Jefferson City in 1933 where he worked at 
Tanner Drug Store for ten years. In 1943, he purchased East End Drug 
Store, an he later opened Whaley's Medical Center Pharmacy in 1974.
  Mr. Whaley served as mayor of Jefferson City, Missouri, from 1959 
until 1963. He was a member of the Jefferson City Park Board, and he 
was very active on several civic committees, including efforts to 
ensure passage of important school bond and industrial bond issues.
  Mr. Whaley knew the importance of a strong infrastructure in 
Jefferson City and worked tirelessly in that regard. He worked on the 
committee to dedicate the new bridge over the Missouri River, and he 
served as the chairman of the committee that passed a much needed sewer 
bond issue in our state's capital. In 1990, the Missouri Highway 
Department honored Mr. Whaley for his community service and commitment 
to improve Jefferson City's infrastructure by naming the portion of 
U.S. Highway 54 that runs through our state's capital the C.F. ``Red'' 
Whaley Expressway.
  Mr. Whaley was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, where he 
served as an elder and a deacon. He was a past president of the 
Jefferson City Lions Club and the 1995 president of the Jefferson City 
Area Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the original board of 
directors at Jefferson Bank. Mr. Whaley was also honored by the 
Jefferson City Rotary Club as the first non-Rotarian Paul Harris Fellow 
and received the William Quigg Distinguished Service Award from the 
Jefferson City Chamber of Commerce.
  Mr. Speaker, I am certain that the Members of the House of 
Representatives will join me in paying tribute to the outstanding 
public service of Mayor Red Whaley. His dedication to the people of 
Jefferson City truly make him a role model for young Americans.

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