[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 92 (Wednesday, July 7, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1298]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO ARTHUR PHILLIP ``PHIL'' JONES

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                           HON. MARION BERRY

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 6, 2004

  Mr. BERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a great civic 
leader and great Arkansan; I am honored to recognize Phil Jones in the 
Congress. His recent death was a great loss to his community, his 
family, his state, and this Nation.
  Phil Jones' commitment to Northeast Arkansas was beyond compare. Mr. 
Jones demonstrated an energy few can match. In addition to tirelessly 
serving his church and his community, he is survived by his seven 
children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
  Mr. Jones was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and graduated from 
Jonesboro High School. He served his country honorably as a supply 
corps officer in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict and has 
served in a public accounting practice since the late 1950s. Mr. Jones 
is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants 
and the Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants (ASCPA) and 
received the First Annual ASCPA Outstanding CPA in Business and 
Industry Award for his accomplishments in the field. Most notable in a 
distinguished professional career was more than 40 years of service 
with Hytrol Conveyer Company, most recently as vice chairman of the 
board of directors prior to his retirement last year.
  But Mr. Jones made one of the most important realizations a member of 
a rural community can make: education and health care drive a region's 
growth. Mr. Jones graciously served on several boards affecting 
education issues for students ranging in age from kindergarten to 
college. He also served on a fund raising committee for St. Bernard's 
Cancer Treatment Center, as a board member of St. Bernard's Hospital 
Development Foundation, and as president of the Parish Council at 
Blessed Sacrament Church.
  Mr. Jones' commitment to others did not end at our Nation's borders, 
however. He and his wife, Flo, helped bring health care to the under-
privileged in Mexico, Colombia and the Czech Republic.
  Phil Jones knew that in order for a community to thrive, it must be 
supported by those within it. He was an impassioned community leader 
and was deeply devoted to his family. 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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