[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 16 (Tuesday, February 10, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E155]
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                      TRIBUTE TO STEWARD E. JESSUP

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                           HON. MARION BERRY

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 10, 2004

  Mr. BERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a great 
Arkansan, an outstanding citizen, an accomplished farmer and a World 
War II Veteran; I am proud to recognize Stewart E. Jessup in the 
Congress.
  Mr. Jessup was a third generation rice grower who, with his wife and 
sons, farmed approximately 3,000 acres of rice, soybeans, wheat and 
milo at their farm at Lodge's Corner, Arkansas. He also served his 
country with honor in World War II as a first lieutenant navigator 
aboard B-29's in the Pacific theater.
  When Mr. Jessup wasn't tending to his farm or serving his country, he 
spent his time restoring antique tractors and engines--a painstaking 
art that demonstrated his extreme focus and deep patience.
  He served his community loyally as a member of the Arkansas State 
Water Code Study Commission, Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board, Farmers 
Home Administration--Arkansas Advisory Board, Stuttgart Grain Drying 
Cooperative board of directors, Arkansas County ASCS Committee, 
president of the Arkansas County Farm Bureau, and chairman of the 
DeWitt School Board.
  Mr. Jessup was an Arkansan by choice, a veteran by duty and a farmer 
by nature. On behalf of the Congress, I extend sympathies to his 
family, and gratitude for all he did to make the world a better place.

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