[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 134 (Thursday, October 20, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2133-E2134]
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                     IN REMEMBRANCE OF JOHN TUCKER

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                            HON. GENE GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 20, 2005

  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to extend my 
deepest sympathies to the family, friends, and colleagues of John 
Tucker, a constituent and citizen of Baytown, Texas, who passed away 
September 25, 2005, at the age of 83.
  Born in Victoria County, Mr. Tucker served in the Army Air Corps as a 
gunnery instructor during World War II. He also served in Japan during 
the Korean War. After the war, he went to work for ExxonMobil, where he 
stayed for 33 years, retiring in 1980.
  But it is not only his distinguished careers in the Armed Forces and 
at ExxonMobil that I wish to honor today. John Tucker's service to the 
community of Baytown as one of its greatest philanthropists is also 
worthy of our recognition. Mr. Tucker established and chaired the 
``Friends of Lee College'' organization with 14 of his friends in 1986. 
In 2000, he raised over a million dollars for the college for an 
admirable purpose: to establish a childcare center at the college so 
that single mothers could

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attend classes and finish their educations. These are just two examples 
of the many acts of generosity and kindness he performed for the 
citizens of Baytown. He also served as board chair for the Baytown 
Museum and served on the boards of the American Diabetes Association, 
the Lee College Foundation, the Hospice Advisory, and the Texas Exes of 
Baytown, receiving several awards from these organizations in 
recognition of his service.
  Honored as the 1999 Baytown Sun Citizen of the Year and the 2001 
ExxonMobil Refiner of the Year, Mr. Tucker was best known for his 
uncanny fundraising abilities, his exceptionally happy demeanor, and 
his dedication to his family, especially his wife Jane.
  He will be greatly missed by the citizens of Baytown and all those 
who knew him, and I ask that you remember the Tucker family in your 
thoughts and prayers.

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