[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 39 (Thursday, March 22, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E428-E429]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THE LIFE OF EMMETT O. HUTTO

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                            HON. GENE GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 22, 2001

  Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor and profound 
sadness that I rise to pay tribute to the life of Emmett O. Hutto of 
Baytown, Texas. After living a remarkably accomplished life that 
spanned 82 years, Mr. Hutto passed away on March 14, 2001. He was born 
in Bertram, Texas on August 29, 1918 to Elbert and Clara Hutto.
  Mr. Hutto graduated from Robert E. Lee High School and then attended 
Lee College and the University of Texas before joining the Army Air 
Force during World War II. As a bomber pilot, he flew 38 missions over 
Nazi targets in North Africa and Europe. Mr. Hutto was awarded the 
Distinguished Flying Cross, the air medal, and an oak leaf cluster, 
along with a citation for bravery in action.
  Emmett Hutto had many interests. He was a successful businessman, 
having owned and operated a restaurant, a hotel and a real estate 
business. He was also active in city politics, serving on the Baytown 
City Council from

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1975 to 1978 and then serving as Mayor of Baytown, Texas. He was a 
longtime member of the Baytown Boat Club. And he was a registered 
diving instructor, having taken up scuba diving in his sixties. In fact 
the Professional Association of Diving Instructors awarded him the 
title of ``Eldest Active Divemaster in the World.''
  Mr. Hutto was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.R. 
Hutto; his wife, Awline Hix Hutto; and his brother, Leon Hutto, who was 
shot down in the South Pacific during World War II. He Is survived by 
his wife, Betty Bailey Hutto; sons, Dr. Rodney Hutto and his wife, 
Norma Jean; Dr. Richard Hutto and his wife, Diane; Dr. Dean Hutto and 
his wife, Gena; daughter, Cynda Brooke Hutto; brother Orvel and his 
wife, Ruth; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
  It has been said that the ultimate measure of a person's life is the 
extent to which they made the world a better place. If this is the 
measure of worth in life, Emmett Hutto's family and friends can attest 
to the success of the life he led.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask all the Members of the House to join me in paying 
tribute to the life of Emmett Hutto. He touched our lives and our 
hearts, and he will be greatly missed.

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