[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 14 (Wednesday, February 8, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E109]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             A TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE OF MAYOR WILLIAM J. COOK

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                             HON. MIKE ROSS

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 8, 2006

  Mr. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy of 
Mayor William ``Billy Joe'' J. Cook of Camden, Arkansas who died 
Friday, December 16, 2005 at the age of 80.
  A Navy veteran, Mayor Cook attended Arkansas Teachers College in 
Conway where he obtained a dual degree in business and mathematics. 
Working for ten years as a salesman for Burroughs Business Machines in 
Little Rock, Pine Bluff, and El Dorado, Mayor Cook decided to go into 
business with his father as a distributor of Texaco products in Camden.
  No stranger to public service and remembered for his utmost 
integrity, Mayor Cook served on the Camden City Council for 7 years and 
as mayor of Camden for 2 years. In his free time, Mayor Cook enjoyed 
spending time outdoors tending to his garden and raising Tennessee 
Walking horses.
  My heartfelt condolences go out to Mayor Cook's wife, Helen Lynch 
Cook; his daughter, Cindy Cook Tittle; and his sister, Weegie Watts. 
While Mayor Cook may no longer be with us, his legacy and his spirit 
will always live on in all the lives he touched.

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