[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 104 (Monday, July 13, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S7405]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO EMILY COX

  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, I wish to pause for a second and tell 
everybody in the Senate that on the 1st day of August of this coming 
month, in Waynesboro, GA, there is going to be birthday party for a 96-
year-old lady, Emily Cox. She is not just another 96-year-old lady.
  Emily Cox was the mother of Jackson Elliot Cox, my best friend in 
college. When he graduated from college, he left to join the U.S. 
Marine Corps, went through OCS, went to Vietnam, and he died on behalf 
of his country. Miss Emily was saddened, obviously, by the tragedy, as 
was her husband Sidney.
  When Alex Crumbley, myself, and Pierre Howard went to be at the wake 
and to wait for the body to return and to try to soothe Miss Emily, she 
soothed us for the loss of our best friend. Since that day, Miss Emily 
Cox has traveled our State on behalf of veterans, on behalf of the U.S. 
Marine Corps, and on behalf of our country. She is a living legend in 
Georgia for her sweetness, for her strength, for her love of country, 
and for her sacrifice.

  While I will not be able to be in Waynesboro, GA, on August 1 to 
celebrate her 96th birthday, from the floor of the Senate, I send her 
my greetings and my thanks. She has been a rock for me, a rock for her 
community.
  Miss Emily, we love you, and happy birthday.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Dakota.

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