[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 20 (Thursday, February 1, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E227]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN MEMORY OF DANIEL GATHRIGHT

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                             HON. MIKE ROSS

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 31, 2007

  Mr. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of my 
friend Daniel Gathright, who passed away January 25, 2007, in 
Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
  Dan Gathright was a pillar of the community of Arkadelphia and of 
Southern Arkansas for decades. While attending school at Southern State 
College, now known as Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Dan 
worked as a dispatcher at the Magnolia Police Department. Upon 
graduating, he worked at Washington Regional Hospital in Fayetteville 
before being named Assistant Administrator at Crittenden Memorial 
Hospital in West Memphis. In 1979, Dan moved to Arkadelphia and joined 
the Baptist Medical System where he served as Administrator of Twin 
Rivers Medical Center. He was later named Administrator and Senior Vice 
President of Baptist Health where he served until his death.
  Dan Gathright was a member of the First Baptist Church of 
Arkadelphia, the Arkadelphia Rotary, the Clark County American Red 
Cross and a Board Member of the Arkadelphia Chamber of Commerce. Dan 
also served as President of the Clark County United Way and the 
Arkadelphia Band Boosters. His dedication to making Arkadelphia a 
better place to live could not have been greater. I am glad our paths 
crossed and I had the honor of knowing and working with Dan on health 
care issues.
  My deepest condolences go to his wife, Shayron Looney Gathright of 
Warren; his son Michael Gathright of Frisco, Texas; his father, Archie 
Gathright of Magnolia; his sister Maretta Bullock of McNeil; and to his 
2 grandchildren. Dan Gathright will be greatly missed in Arkadelphia 
and throughout the State of Arkansas.

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