[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 129 (Thursday, October 6, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2040-E2041]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO SERGEANT ANDREW JOSEPH DERRICK

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 6, 2005

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, Sgt. Andrew Joseph Derrick 
of Columbia, South Carolina died in Baghdad, Iraq on September 25, 
2005. I am greatly saddened by his death and humbled by his sacrifice. 
As citizens throughout our community continue to cope with this tragic 
loss, my thoughts and prayers will remain with Sgt. Derrick's family, 
his friends and his fellow service members.
  The following obituary was published in The State newspaper on 
Saturday, October 1, 2005.

       Joseph was a loving son, brother and fiance. Known for his 
     positive attitude and playfulness, he was able to uplift the 
     spirits of everyone he encountered. He was a superlative 
     soldier and a man of honor and integrity. As a man of strong 
     Christian faith, he was selfless, giving, kind, tenderhearted 
     and never afraid to share the hope he had in Christ. He now 
     rests in eternal peace with his Savior.
       Sgt. Derrick died Sunday, September 25, 2005, while 
     stationed in Baghdad, Iraq. Born in Columbia, he was a son of 
     Suzanne McCormick Shealy and Andrew Carroll ``Butch'' 
     Derrick. He was a 1998 graduate of Marion Military Institute 
     and attended Francis Marion University. While a student at 
     Marion Military Institute, Joseph played and lettered in 
     Varsity football, baseball and basketball. He was named the 
     Class of 1998's ``Best All Round Athlete'' and was named to 
     the State of Alabama's All Star Baseball Team in 1998.
       During his military career, Joseph graduated from the 
     Primary Leadership Development Course and was awarded the 
     Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Army Achievement Medal 
     (with one Oak Leaf Cluster), the National Defense Service 
     Ribbon, the Iraqi Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terror 
     Medal, the Korean Defense Service medal, the Army Service 
     Ribbon, the Combat Action Badge, the Marksmanship Badge, the 
     Good Conduct Medal, and the Army Commendation Medal.
       Surviving are his mother, Suzanne ``Suzy'' McCormick Shealy 
     of Columbia; stepfather, Carey William Shealy of Columbia; 
     brother, William James Shealy of Columbia; sister, Elizabeth 
     Anne Shealy of Columbia; father, Butch Derrick of Columbia 
     and his wife, Deborah R. Derrick; half sister, Chelsea 
     Campbell Derrick and Austin Reid Royal; paternal grandmother, 
     Barbara Jean Shealy of Columbia; maternal aunt and uncle, Mr. 
     and Mrs. L. Stephen Quatannens (Jo Anne) of Campobello, S.C.; 
     Shealy paternal aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Whitfield 
     Milling Howard (Rebecca) of Surfside Beach, S.C.; paternal 
     uncle, Robert William Derrick of Columbia; paternal aunt, 
     Barbara Rainey of Greensboro, Ga.; first cousins, Mrs. Jamey 
     Scheuch (Andrea), Mrs. Bob Elder (Catherine) and Mr. Kenneth 
     Whitfield Howard; and numerous second cousins. He is also 
     survived by his fiancee, Miss Shaunna Marie Miller of 
     Phoenix, Ariz.
       He was predeceased by his uncle, Kenneth James Shealy; 
     grandparents, Samuel James

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     McCormick, Jr., Marjorie N. McCormick, Marvin Jacob Shealy, 
     Katherine Yates Derrick and Robert Heyward Derrick.

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