[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 44 (Friday, April 7, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E556]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING MILLARD V. OAKLEY

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                           HON. LINCOLN DAVIS

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 6, 2006

  Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Millard V. 
Oakley of Livingston, Tennessee for his many contributions to the State 
of Tennessee and the people of the Upper Cumberland.
  Millard has been a good and loyal friend to many people. A lifelong 
resident of Overton County, Tennessee, Oakley graduated from Livingston 
Academy High School, attended Tennessee Technological University, and 
graduated from Cumberland University School of Law, LLB, in 1951.
  Shortly upon receiving his degree, Oakley engaged in the general 
practice of law and is still a practicing attorney.
  Mr. Oakley was elected to four terms to the Tennessee Legislature, 
served one term to the Constitutional Convention, and was elected to 
four terms as County Attorney of Overton County.
  His expertise in law took him to the U.S. House of Representatives 
where he served from 1971-1973 as General Counsel for the House Select 
Committee on Small Business. Moving back to Tennessee, Millard served 
as State Insurance Commissioner from 1975-1979.
  Today, Oakley serves on the Board of Directors, First National Bank 
of Tennessee-Livingston/Cookeville/Crossville/Sparta. He also serves on 
the Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Thomas Nelson 
Publishers, the world's largest Bible publishing company.
  Throughout his life, Millard has been a leader in business 
specializing in property and economic development in the Upper 
Cumberland. Through his financial institutions he has helped several 
entrepreneurs start and expand their business. A tireless advocate for 
education, Millard has been a leader in recruiting a satellite campus 
of Volunteer State Community College to Livingston and has been 
instrumental in the development of the science, technology, 
engineering, and math facility at Tennessee Technological University in 
Cookeville. His support of these facilities makes him one of the 
premiere advocates for the children of the Upper Cumberland area.
  Millard's compassion and sincere concern for the people of the Upper 
Cumberland region of Tennessee is seldom surpassed by anyone.
  He is married to J. Annette Oakley. They have one daughter, Melissa 
Oakley Smith, and one granddaughter, Kendall Vaughn Smith, also of 
Livingston, Tennessee.
  It is fitting and appropriate that Millard V. Oakley be recognized 
for his charitable deeds and his abiding friendship to all of those who 
know him and future generations that we honor him in the U.S. House of 
Representatives.




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