[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 142 (Tuesday, November 1, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2231]
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                        HONORING H. ROSS ARNOLD

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                         HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 1, 2005

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, on November 9, 2005, Ross Arnold will be 
honored for his role as a community leader. For more than six decades 
Mr. Arnold has contributed to our community as a civic and business 
leader, and we're all better for his work.
  Mr. Arnold's distinguished career began with his service in the 
United States Navy. The youngest man who had ever earned the rank of 
Chief Petty Officer in the Navy, after his military career in 1946 he 
joined Nashville Tent and Awning and was the company's president by the 
time he retired in 1987. A longtime member of the Lions Club, Mr. 
Arnold served as a mentor to others by sharing his life experiences.
  Mr. Arnold always gave back more than he took from his country and 
his community. Congratulations and best wishes to Mr. Arnold. I am 
certain his family; his wife of more than sixty years Dorothy, their 
children, Allison, Melissa and Wayland and their 10 grandchildren and 5 
great grandchildren are tremendously proud of this much deserved 
recognition and thanks from our community.

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