[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 90 (Friday, June 25, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1259]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN LASTING MEMORY OF BILLY BOB SMITH

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                             HON. MIKE ROSS

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 24, 2004

  Mr. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to pay tribute to the life of 
Billy Bob Smith from Prescott, Arkansas, who died Sunday, June 13, 
2004, at the age of 83. As a husband, father, grandfather, brother, 
uncle, nephew and friend, his life was full of achievements and honors 
that impacted his entire community.
  Mr. Smith was born December 10, 1920, in Nevada County. The World War 
II veteran was the recipient of 5 battle stars and an Oakleaf, 
participating in the Battle of the Bulge as well as the Normandy 
Invasion. His courage and patriotism led him to serve in the 413th 
Antiaircraft Artillery battalion, C Battery in Central Europe, the 
Ardennes, the Rhineland, Normandy and Northern France. For his 
dedication and loyalty to our nation, we will forever be grateful.
  Mr. Smith was a selfless public servant and a leader, spending much 
of his adult life serving his fellow citizens in Nevada County. He was 
a member of the Prescott Church of Christ and served as a Justice of 
the Peace for 14 years.
  I am deeply saddened by the death of Mr. Smith. His loyalty and 
dedication to Nevada County, his family and his country will forever be 
remembered. My thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Elya, his son, 
Michael, and his three daughters, Bobbie, Donna, and Jan.

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