[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 124 (Thursday, September 28, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1867]
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                   HONORING THE MEMORY OF ABE JOLLEY

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                          HON. JOHN S. TANNER

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 27, 2006

  Mr. TANNER. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in tribute to my good friend, 
Abe Jolley, whose community service and sportsmanship will be 
recognized next month at the inaugural Abe Jolley Memorial Golf 
Tournament in our hometown of Union City, Tennessee. The tournament 
will raise money for a scholarship program in northwest Tennessee.
  Abe was as avid and skilled a golfer as anyone I have ever met. In 
1939--the same year he was lucky enough to marry his wife, the former 
Velma Taylor--he hit his hole-in-one, only three weeks after he had 
started playing golf. Another 50 years passed before his second hole-
in-one, a slump he blamed on the hole always being in the wrong place. 
He hit four more holes-in-one toward the end of his golf career, 
including one at the age of 85.
  Abe was more than a golfer, though. He was a dedicated husband, 
father and grandfather. He worked at the Obion County Motor Company, 
was active at Union City First United Methodist Church, served more 
than 50 years as a Mason and was a charter member of Union City Civitan 
Club.
  I knew Abe Jolley all my life and, like all who knew him, was deeply 
saddened when he passed in 2004. Abe lived his life with energy and 
excitement that I always admired. Mr. Speaker, I hope you and our 
colleagues will join me in honoring the memory of a very extraordinary 
man and my dear friend, Mr. Abe Jolley.

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