[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 3 (Thursday, January 20, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E49]
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 EXPRESSING DEEPEST SYMPATHIES TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF WILLIAM SMITH 
                                 CLOUD

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                            HON. GENE GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 20, 2005

  Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to extend my deepest 
sympathies to the family and friends of William Smith Cloud, a 
constituent and trusted personal friend who passed away January 16, 
2005, at the age of 82.
  A Galena Park resident since the age of 8, Bill was a positive force 
in his community for all of his long life. He was a football player for 
the Fighting Yellow Jackets before his graduation from Galena Park High 
School in 1941. He then served his country in World War II in the 
Pacific theater of operations, as a United States Air Force B-29 Bomber 
turret gunner.
  After the war he went to work as a pipefitter, eventually receiving 
his 50-year commemorative watch from Local 211. He also contributed to 
the Galena Park community by serving as Co-Captain for the Galena Park 
Volunteer Fire Department, and as a Commander of the Galena Park 
American Legion.
  As important as these contributions are, none is more important than 
Bill's devotion to his family, as his wife of 58 years, Robbie Craddock 
Cloud, and his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren can 
attest.
  His loss will be felt greatly by all of Galena Park, and all those 
who knew him, and I ask that you remember the Cloud family in your 
thoughts and prayers.

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