[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 163 (Thursday, October 25, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2250]
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                   HONORING THE MEMORY OF DEAN PERRY

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                            HON. DAVID DAVIS

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 25, 2007

  Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
the memory and life of Dean Perry, a resident of the First 
Congressional District of Tennessee, who passed away October 23, 2007.
  Dean Perry was born in Elizabethton on December 5, 1925, to the late 
Ike and Martha Peters Perry. Mr. Perry served in the United States Army 
as a sergeant in the 5th Army in Italy during World War II and was 
recalled to active duty during the Korean War.
  He was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Elizabethton. His life of 
service was not only in the military. Mr. Perry was a member of the 
Dshiell Masonic Lodge #238 F & AM, Shriners, American Legion Post #49, 
Civitans and the Capt. Lynn H. Folsom VFW Post #2166.
  Mr. Perry also served on the Carter County election Commission, First 
Tennessee-Virginia Development District, Board of Directors for the 
Carter County Rescue Squad, Elizabethton City Council, Mayor of 
Elizabethton and Chairman of the Carter County Commission.
  He is survived by his lovely wife of 55 years, Ella Ruth Nave Perry.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that the House join me in offering our 
sympathies to the family and friends of Dean Perry. He was a dedicated 
family man, a servant of this Nation, and a true patriot.
  His service is greatly treasured, and he will be deeply missed.

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