[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 128 (Saturday, August 4, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1754]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING ROBERT AYERS GOULD, SR.

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                          HON. JEB HENSARLING

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 3, 2007

  Mr. HENSARLING. Madam Speaker, today I would like to honor Mr. Robert 
Ayers Gould, Sr. on the occasion of his retirement after twelve years 
of service on the City Council of Athens, Texas, where he has overseen 
many projects benefiting his community.
  After graduating from Athens High School in 1957, Robert joined the 
United States Navy where he served aboard the USS Coral Sea. Following 
an Honorable Discharge, he returned to Athens where he opened the Gould 
Insurance Agency in 1962, which he has owned and operated for over 
forty years.
  Among his many civic activities, Robert has been the Director and 
Vice-President of the Athens Chamber of Commerce, Co-Founder of the 
Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame, and the Charter Director for 
the Henderson County YMCA. He has also received many awards from his 
community including the Roadhand Award from the Texas Highway 
Commission and the Athens Citizen of the Year Award in 1984.
  Robert is married to Mrs. Peggy Lorene Lubben Gould, and they have 
four children: Robert Jr., Joseph, Patricia, and Mary.
  Madam Speaker, as the representative of the City of Athens, Texas, it 
is my pleasure to congratulate Mr. Robert Ayers Gould, Sr. on his 
retirement from the City Council.

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