[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 56 (Tuesday, May 7, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E727]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


HONORING MR. JOHN NORTH OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 
                             90TH BIRTHDAY

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                            HON. BOB CLEMENT

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 7, 2002

  Mr. CLEMENT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. John Gallaher 
North of Nashville, Tennessee, on the occasion of his 90th birthday. 
The North family has contributed tremendously to the Nashville area 
through acts of kindness and leadership for many years.
  Mr. North was born June 2, 1912, on Grandfather Lucas North's farm, 
one mile south of Ethridge, Tennessee, the son of John Ira North and 
Lula Mae Flippo North. He has survived all of his six brothers and 
sisters--Vester Pearl, Estella North Hendrix, Edith North Brown, Howard 
North, Kathleen North Sutton, and Irene North Harris.
  A man of great integrity, North worked on the family farm in Southern 
Tennessee until the age of 30. At that time, he left the farm to work 
for Greyhound, where he spent some 32 years, retiring in 1975.
  Over the past 30 years he has regularly volunteered at Madison Church 
of Christ in various capacities, including driving the church bus for 
the elderly, and conducting church services for the shut-in, sick, and 
hospitals. He currently continues this volunteer work in the food room 
of Madison Church of Christ.
  North was married for 66 years, 2 months, to Ruby Butler North, who 
passed away on July 15, 1999. The couple had two sons, William, who 
died in 1995 and Don, who died in 1991. His grandson Johnny North lives 
in Lebanon, Tennessee.
  Mr. North is to be commended for his vibrant love of life and 
devotion to faith and family. May he enjoy a memorable and happy 
birthday on June 2, 2002.

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