[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 40 (Friday, March 6, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E583]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE MEMORY OF BETTY McCRARY McCORQUODALE

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 6, 2009

  Mr. BONNER. Madam Speaker, the city of Jackson and, indeed, the 
entire state of Alabama recently lost a dear friend, and I rise today 
to honor Betty McCrary McCorquodale and pay tribute to her memory.
  A lifelong resident of Jackson, ``Miss Betty'' graduated from Jackson 
High School and attended Florida State University before marrying 
Joseph Charles McCorquodale Jr. In World War II, her husband served in 
the U.S. Army Air Corps, and during the time they were stationed in Big 
Spring, Texas Air Force Base, ``Miss Betty'' was selected as the Beauty 
Queen of the Cadet Corps. She also served as president of the Cadet 
Wives Club.
  In 1959, Mr. McCorquodale was elected to the Alabama House of 
Representatives. ``Miss Betty'' was actively involved during his 23 
years in the Alabama Legislature. She helped organize the Legislative 
Wives Club and served one year as its president. She was also 
instrumental in having replicas of the original gas lights installed in 
the lobby of the entrance to the Alabama Capitol building as well as in 
the House chamber.
  ``Miss Betty'' was a founding member of the Jackson Woman's Club and 
served as its first president. She was a member of the First United 
Methodist Church of Jackson where she taught Sunday school classes.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in remembering a 
dedicated community leader and friend to many throughout south Alabama. 
Betty McCrary McCorquodale will be dearly missed by her family--her 
husband of 67 years, Joseph Charles McCorquodale Jr.; their two sons, 
Joseph Charles ``Mac'' McCorquodale III and Gaines Cowan McCorquodale; 
their four grandchildren, Elizabeth M. Percy, Joseph Charles 
McCorquodale IV, Martha Virginia ``Ginny'' Stewart, and Mary Helen 
Marks; seven great-grandchildren; her sister, Jean McCrary Payne; 
nieces, nephews; and other relatives--as well as the countless friends 
she leaves behind.
  Our thoughts and prayers are with them all during this difficult 
time.

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