[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 140 (Thursday, October 1, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2417]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            IN HONOR OF MR. BEN MOORE'S LIFETIME OF SERVICE

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                             HON. TOM PRICE

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 30, 2009

  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of 
Mr. Ben Moore, who this weekend will receive a Lifetime Service and 
Achievement Award from the Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in my district.
  Mr. Moore was born in Texarkana, Arkansas on October 24, 1913. In 
1920, his family fled the Dust Bowl and made their way to Atlanta, 
Georgia. At the age of 14, a young Ben Moore took a job as an office 
boy at the First National Bank of Atlanta, beginning what would become 
a long and distinguished career at First National.
  Mr. Moore served his country with valor during World War II, joining 
the Army Air Corps on Oct. 1, 1942 and seeing service in Italy. He 
returned to Atlanta after the war and was admitted to the State Bar of 
Georgia in 1949. He has been a member of the bar for 60 years and 
continues to practice law to this very day.
  In 1953 Mr. Moore was named as one of ``Atlanta's 100 Leaders of 
Tomorrow'' by Time Magazine. He served on the Atlanta Board of 
Aldermen, the precursor to today's City Council, during Mayor Ivan 
Allen's first term. During this period, the City of Atlanta saw 
numerous changes including the arrival of the Atlanta Braves, the 
opening of construction on Interstate 285, and the beginning of the 
transformation of Zoo Atlanta and Hartsfield-Jackson International 
Airport into the institutions we recognize today.
  Mr. Moore became a Baptist in 1957 when he and his two daughters were 
Baptized by Dr. Monroe Swilley, then pastor of Second Ponce de Leon 
Baptist Church. He is a graduate of Tech High, the Woodrow Wilson 
College of Law, and the American Institute of Banking.
  Mr. Moore will celebrate his 96th birthday next month. When he isn't 
practicing law, he enjoys the company of his two daughters, three 
grandsons, and one great grandson in the Atlanta area.
  Throughout his life, Ben Moore has answered the call to serve his 
family, his community, and his country. I'm proud to honor him today in 
the United States House of Representatives.

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