[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 26 (Wednesday, March 3, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E294]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    BEN ATCHLEY POST OFFICE BUILDING

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                               speech of

                         HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 2, 2004

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Speaker, today I rise to pay tribute to a great 
Tennessee leader. State Senator Ben Atchley--better known as Gentle 
Ben--has served in the Tennessee General Assembly since 1972, where he 
began his service as Senate Republican leader in 1986.
  It is appropriate that today we take time to thank Senator Atchley 
for his service and provide that the East Young High Pike U.S. Post 
Office in Ben's hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee be named in his honor. 
Senator Atchley graduated from Young High School, just down the street 
from this post office. When Ben and his wonderful wife Sue were first 
married, their apartment window looked out across the street to this 
very post office. Later, Ben worked next door to the post office, which 
will now be named after him. From high school student to Senate Leader, 
Gentle Ben has given back so much to his community and Tennessee.
  I am pleased to recognize Senator Atchley for all of his many 
accomplishments and his work in the Tennessee General Assembly. The 
Tennessee congressional delegation and the U.S. House of 
Representatives proudly designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 137 East Young High Pike in Knoxville, 
Tennessee, most suitably, as the ``Ben Atchley Post Office Building''.

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