[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 65 (Thursday, April 30, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H5003]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO FLOYD LAWSON

  (Mr. ADERHOLT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ADERHOLT. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate, pay 
tribute and honor a great American patriot and educator on his 90th 
birthday.
  Floyd Lawson was born on April 25, 1919, to Luther Franklin and Mary 
Emily Ingle Lawson. He grew up in Winston County, Alabama and graduated 
from Lynn High School. He then went on to attend college on a 
scholarship in Missouri.
  When World War II broke out, he gave up his scholarship and draft 
deferment and returned to Winston County, Alabama to enlist in the 
United States Army where he served in the U.S. Army Air Force for more 
than 4 years. He spent most of his time on the staff of the general 
commander of the Canal Zone. He is the third great grandson of Paul 
Ingle, who served in the Revolutionary War.
  After his military duties, he pursued his education at the University 
of Alabama where he received a B.S., a master's degree and all 
classroom studies for his Ph.D. He received his LLB degree from the 
Blackstone School of Law in 1957. Floyd's career led him to teach at 
Tuscaloosa High School, the University of Alabama, Walker County High 
School, Walker College, and at the State of Alabama Department of 
Education.
  He married his high school sweetheart, Modine West, and they have two 
wonderful daughters, Emma Lil and Melissa. They have five lovely 
grandchildren and two great grandsons.
  After Modine's death, Floyd met and married the next love of his 
life, Dorothy Jane Strong Abbott. They have lived for the past 22 years 
in Cullman, Alabama, where they both work as a team in community, 
civic, and political affairs.
  I'm thankful to know Floyd Lawson and to know that he is my friend. 
I'm looking forward to having the benefit of his wise counsel for many 
years to come. I wish him a very happy birthday.

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