[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 78 (Wednesday, May 20, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1216-E1217]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING THE MEMORY OF HUEY ALFRED MACK SR.

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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 Robertsdale, Alabama, and all 
of southwest Alabama recently lost a dear friend, and I rise today to 
honor Huey Alfred Mack Sr. and pay tribute to his memory.
  Mr. Mack was born in rural Escambia County and studied pre-med at the 
University of Alabama. In 1958, he received a degree in mortuary 
science at Gupton Jones Institute in Dallas, Texas, and just seven 
years later, he and his family moved from Atmore to Robertsdale and 
opened Mack Funeral Home.

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  In 1978, he was appointed by then-Governor George C. Wallace as 
Baldwin County's coroner. He went on to win seven consecutive elections 
and remained in the post until his retirement in 2006. In addition to 
serving as county coroner and owning the funeral home, he ran a 
commercial real estate business and a small cattle operation.
  Former Baldwin County District Attorney David Whetstone said ``[Mr. 
Mack] was probably one of the best coroners in the history of Alabama . 
. . And he is one of the best friends you could have.'' Jim Small, who 
was elected county coroner following Mr. Mack's retirement said, ``He 
was a person who worked hard and diligently.''
  Mr. Mack was a founding member of the Central Baldwin County Chamber 
of Commerce and had served as its president. He was also past president 
of the Alabama Funeral Director's Association, the Robertsdale Rotary 
Club, and past board member of the Selected Independent Funeral Homes. 
He was a devout member of Robertsdale United Methodist Church.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in remembering a 
beloved friend to many throughout southwest Alabama. Huey Alfred Mack 
Sr. will be dearly missed by his family--his wife, Jean Marie Mack; his 
daughter, Linda Lou Mack, his son, Huey A. ``Hoss'' Mack Jr.; his 
sister, Judy; his brother, Arnold; his five grandchildren; and his 
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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