[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 88 (Monday, July 10, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1359]
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HONORING HEARTLE WELLS FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF EXEMPLARY SERVICE WITH 
                            AVERITT EXPRESS

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 10, 2006

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor Heartle Wells for more 
than 25 years of exemplary service with Averitt Express.
  In honor of this milestone, Wednesday, July 12, has been declared 
``Heartle Wells Day'' by his employer.
  Through these many years, Heartle has done more than pick up and 
deliver freight in and around Lebanon in his red Averitt Express semi. 
In the community, both his sense of humor and his compassion are well-
known and retold by many through ``Heartle stories. ``
  Heartle's co-workers tell me he is a prankster whose jokes have grown 
to urban myth proportions over the years. But Heartle also has a 
serious side, and he always has taken the time to help customers with 
special situations and community members in need.
  I commend Heartle for providing an example to his fellow driver sales 
associates and the citizens of Wilson County that extends beyond his 
red cab. I congratulate him on his 25 years of service, and I wish him 
many more years of success.

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