[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 31 (Monday, February 23, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E303]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN MEMORY OF BETHEA R. HOOK

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 23, 2009

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, on February 17th, Mr. 
Bethea R. Hook of Lexington County, South Carolina passed away. Mr. 
Hook was a cherished member of his community, and spent his lifetime in 
service to his country and his neighbors as a member of the Mt. Hermon 
Lutheran Church, president of the Church Council, a Sunday School 
Superintendent, and scout master of Boy Scout Troup No. 356 to name 
just a few of his many accomplishments. He was a leader in his 
community as the owner of Hook's Flowers and vital to the establishment 
of the U.S. Highway 1 Flea Market. He was also an active member and 
former president of the Woodmen of the World.
  He answered the call of his generation and served as a Navy Chief 
Boatswain's Mate during World War II and went on to be an advocate for 
his fellow veterans as Commander of the American Legion Post No. 7.
  At this time, our thoughts and prayers are with Mr. Hook's family--
including his wife of 62 years, Margie Eargle Hook, his sons, Norman 
Bethea Hook and Richard Jefferson Hook, his daughter, Myra Darlene 
Kinard, and his three grandchildren, Tradd Bethea Hook, Ashley Ann 
Hook, and Richard Tyler Hook.

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