[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 98 (Monday, July 24, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1505-E1506]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              IN MEMORY OF MAJOR GENERAL T. ESTON MARCHANT

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 24, 2006

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday, July 19, I 
learned of the death of MGT. Eston Marchant, Jr., and made the 
following statement:

       It is with great sadness to learn of the death of Major 
     General T. Eston Marchant. One of the highlights of my life 
     was for him to help recruit me into the Army National Guard 
     and I will always be grateful for the opportunity to serve 
     for 29 years.
       General Marchant was a model of military professionalism 
     who established South Carolina's Army and Air Guard as among 
     the most competent in the world's best military. They are now 
     proving themselves by protecting American families in the 
     Global War on Terrorism.
       The Wilson Family extends its deepest sympathy to the 
     Marchant Family.

  The following obituary was published in The State newspaper of 
Columbia, SC, on July 20, 2006:

       Major General Trelawney Eston Marchant, (Ret.), died 
     Wednesday, July 19, 2006. He was 85. General Marchant was 
     born December 9, 1920, a son of the late Brig. General T. 
     Eston Marchant and Lila Cave Marchant.
       General Marchant grew up in Columbia and received both his 
     undergraduate and law degrees from the University of South 
     Carolina. He enlisted in the Marines when the United States 
     entered World War II, and fought in the Pacific Theater, 
     rising to the rank of Captain. When he returned home he 
     practiced law and began a long career in the S.C. National 
     Guard. He was elected to the University of South Carolina 
     Board of Trustees in 1965, and was elected Chairman of the 
     Board in 1970, serving continuously thereafter until 1978, 
     when he was elected Adjutant General of South Carolina. 
     General Marchant served four terms as Adjutant General, 
     retiring in 1994. The S.C. National Guard Headquarters and 
     Complex in Columbia is named in his honor.
       General Marchant was active in state and community affairs, 
     serving as a municipal judge, President of the Richland 
     County Bar Association, member of The Citadel Board of 
     Visitors, and President of The Columbia Cotillion, among many 
     other activities. He received honorary degrees from both 
     U.S.C. and The Citadel. General Marchant was National 
     President of the Adjutant Generals Association of the United 
     States and, in 1990, he was named South Carolinian of the 
     Year by WIS-TV. He was awarded the Order of the Palmetto by 
     then-Governor John West and again by then-Governor Carroll 
     Campbell.
       General Marchant was a member of First Presbyterian Church 
     of Columbia.
       General Marchant is survived by his wife of 54 years, 
     Caroline Bristow Marchant; children, T. Eston Marchant III 
     and his wife, Emilie Marchant, of Clinton, Bristow Marchant 
     and his wife, Betsy Marchant,

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     Caroline Marchant Borucki and her husband, Dr. Robert 
     Borucki, Nancy Marchant Harris and her husband, Gregory 
     Harris; nine grandchildren, all of Columbia. He is also 
     survived by his brother, Julian M. Marchant, and by his 
     sister, Nancy Marchant McIlvaine.
       General Marchant was a warm, loving husband, father, and 
     grandfather, and will be dearly missed by all of his family 
     and many friends.
       The family would also like to offer special thanks to Mr. 
     John House, who provided care and comfort to General Marchant 
     in his final months.
       The family will receive visitors at the home of Dr. and 
     Mrs. Borucki, 181 Aspen Trail, in Gregg Park, Columbia, 
     Thursday, July 20, from 5 until 7 p.m.
       The funeral will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 1324 
     Marion Street in Columbia, Friday, July 21, 2006, at 11 a.m. 
     with burial to follow in the church cemetery.
       In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the T. Eston 
     and Caroline B. Marchant Endowed Scholarship, University of 
     South Carolina, Attn. Daria Smith, 1600 Hampton Street, 
     Columbia, SC 29208 or to the National Guard Association of 
     South Carolina Scholarship Foundation, 2001 Assembly Street, 
     Suite 204, Columbia, SC 29201.
       Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, is in charge.

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