[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 16 (Tuesday, February 6, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E122]
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               TRIBUTE TO THE LATE R.P. ``BOB'' STRINGER

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                   HON. CHARLES W. ``CHIP'' PICKERING

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 6, 2001

  Mr. PICKERING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of my 
friend and constituent R.P. ``Bob'' Stringer who passed away on January 
15, 2001, at Scott Regional Hospital in Morton, Mississippi. Bob, as he 
was affectionately called by his close friends and colleagues, was 
preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Mary Cooper Stringer, who died on 
the same date as Bob, two years ago.
  Bob was a native of Noxubee County and lived in Forest, Mississippi, 
since 1960. He was a World War II veteran and was actively involved in 
veterans activities that enhanced and promoted esprit de corps among 
veteran organizations at the local, county, state, and national level. 
He was a member of the Forest Presbyterian Church, the Veterans of 
Foreign Wars (VFW) and the American Legion. He served as past county 
and district president of the Mississippi State University Alumni 
Association. He was also a past post commander of the VFW. As if this 
was not enough to keep him busy, he was a board member of the MF&G 
Association and served on the Forest Board of Aldermen for sixteen 
years.
  My predecessor, former Congressman G.V. ``Sonny'' Montgomery, was a 
very close friend of Bob's and has been quoted as saying that ``Bob 
Stringer was really an All-American. He loved his family and country 
very much. He served in the Marine Corp at Iwo Jima and after the War 
he was very active in the VFW and the American Legion. He was proud of 
his community and served both the City of Forest and Scott County in a 
commendable manner. I have lost one of my closest friends.''
  Bob is survived by daughters, Anne Stringer Land and Jean Stringer 
Ellis; sons, Robert P. Stringer, Jr., and John Walter Stringer; their 
husbands and wives, thirteen grandchildren, one great grandchild, and 
one brother, John.
  Bob was the originator of the G.V. ``Sonny'' Montgomery Annual 
Hunters Stew held in Forest and personally hosted it, along with 
members of the American Legion and VFW, for more than twenty-four 
years. He even continued this tradition after Congressman Montgomery 
stepped down from office in 1996 because he knew how much the community 
loved and respected ``Sonny.''
  The legacy that I am sure Bob would want us to remember him by is his 
love for the Lord, his family, his friends, his country, his state, and 
by all means his love for the City of Forest and Scott County. Thus, it 
is an honor for me to express my appreciation, and that of all the 
citizens of the Third Congressional District, for his life of service 
and contributions to the betterment of our world.

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