[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 107 (Thursday, July 16, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1817]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING MR. ERNEST K. BUCK OF PALL MALL, TENNESSEE

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                           HON. LINCOLN DAVIS

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 16, 2009

  Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate and 
remember the life of Mr. Ernest Buck of Pall Mall, Tennessee. Ernest 
lived a long, full life in service to his country and community, and 
served as a model citizen for his neighbors, family and friends.
  Ernest began his career as a student at Lincoln Memorial University, 
before transferring to Middle Tennessee State University and later to 
Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, where he graduated in 1936. For 42 
years, Ernest dedicated himself to teaching young men and women of 
Tennessee at the York Agricultural Institute in Fentress County. This 
alone might endear him to his community, but Ernest went to incredible 
lengths, even beyond his work as a teacher, to serve those around him 
at every turn.
  During the Second World War, Ernest traveled to Ypsilanti, Michigan, 
to serve his country making B-24 bombers and later to Oak Ridge, 
Tennessee, to continue the war effort. After the war, Ernest returned 
home to carry out his service as a member of the Greers Chapel Church, 
the Young Farmers and Homemakers, the York Institute Advisory Council, 
and the Union Bank Board of Directors. Ernest was also a Director of 
the Fentress Farmers Co-Op, and served with the Fentress County Retired 
Teachers Association and the Fentress County Historical Association.
  I hold a special place for Mr. Buck, because when my mother was 
young, he was her teacher at York Agricultural Institute. He was my 
teacher as well, and a good friend, and I am better today for having 
known and learned from him at an early age. Tennessee was blessed to 
enjoy Ernest Buck's grace and service for ninety-six years, and while 
his presence is missed he will no doubt live on in the countless lives 
he touched.

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