[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 7 (Thursday, January 21, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E59]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING THE LIFE OF DR. JACK HOMER HITTSON, JR.

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                           HON. RALPH M. HALL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 21, 2010

  Mr. HALL of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a fellow 
veteran and treasured citizen of Garland, Jack Hittson, who passed away 
last year, at the age of eighty-three.
  Jack, a fifth generation Texan, was born June 19, 1925 in Palo Pinto, 
Texas. He graduated from Strawn High School at the age of sixteen and 
enrolled at the University of Texas at Arlington. Before completing his 
studies, Jack enlisted in the U.S. Navy as a pilot. Jack returned to 
college following World War II and graduated from Baylor College of 
Dentistry at the age of twenty-three.
  Jack first practiced in Panama where he met and married his wife, 
Elizabeth Weltzin. Shortly thereafter, they moved to the Alaskan 
Territories where Jack began work with the Alaskan Health Service. Jack 
went on to attend the University of Tennessee at Memphis to specialize 
in orthodontics.
  Following graduation, Jack was re-commissioned during the Korean War 
and stationed in Orleans, France. He returned to Garland after 
completion of his commission and started one of the first orthodontic 
practices in North Texas.
  Jack was actively involved in the community where he volunteered his 
time and resources to the benefit of the YMCA, Boy Scouts, Masons, 
Garland Dental Club, Texas Dental Association, and the Texas Democrats.
  Jack will be missed by his wife and the greater Garland community.
  Madam Speaker, I commend Jack Hittson for his service to the North 
Texas community and his country.

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