[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 78 (Wednesday, May 20, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1211]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING THE MEMORY OF JAMES EDWARD ARRINGTON

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 20, 2009

  Mr. BONNER. Madam Speaker, the city of Jackson, Alabama, and all of 
southwest Alabama recently lost a dear friend, and I rise today to 
honor James Edward Arrington and pay tribute to his memory.
  A native of Greensboro, Mayor Arrington was a veteran of the U.S. 
Army during the Korean Conflict. In 1962, he moved to Jackson to build 
and operate Arrington Nursing Home, which later became Jackson Health 
Care. He was former auxiliary police chief in Jackson, former owner of 
A & B Trucking Company, and co-owner of Anderson Brothers Chrysler-
Plymouth dealership.
  For all of his achievements, James Arrington will perhaps be most 
remembered for serving as the mayor of Jackson for over two decades. 
Among the many accomplishments during his five-term administration 
include: funding of the new city hall building, locating Allied Paper 
(now Boise) to Jackson, construction of the Vanity Fair building, and 
construction of the northern Industrial Road bypass.
  Just this past February, the Jackson City Council voted to rename 
City Hall the James E. Arrington City Hall Complex. Mayor Arrington was 
also named Jackson's Man of the Year for 1973 by the Jackson Civitan 
Club.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in remembering a 
beloved friend to many throughout southwest Alabama. James Edward 
Arrington will be dearly missed by his family--his wife, Betty; his two 
sons, Ed Arrington and Greg Cotton; his two daughters, Leah Trotter and 
Brenda Fondren; his brother, Johnnie Arrington; his sister, Maggie 
Nelson; his eight grandchildren; and great-grandchild--as well as the 
countless friends he leaves behind.
  Our thoughts and prayers are with them all during this difficult 
time.

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