[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 104 (Wednesday, July 14, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1320]
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                           HONORING ED MOODY

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                         HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 14, 2010

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the journey 
of Ed Moody. Entrepreneur, citizen, veteran, and family man, Mr. Moody 
celebrates his 90th birthday among family, friends, and those who in 
the past nine decades are friends who have become Mr. Moody's family.
  While stricken with the mumps, brothers Tom and Ed Moody passed the 
time by dreaming of opening a business of their own. Delayed by his 
honorable service in World War II, Tom Moody opened Moody's Tire 
Company doors April 1, 1944. Ed Moody joined his brother two years 
later. Constantly seeking to offer a service of necessity and 
patriotism, Moody's Tire Company learned to re-tread tires after a 
freeze was placed on creating a new product. This spirit of devotion to 
community and country is woven throughout Ed Moody's life.
  Ed Moody is known in his community as ``Mr. Franklin.'' His perfect 
attendance at the Franklin noon Rotary meeting, his devotion to the 
Boys and Girls Club of Franklin and Williamson County, and his 
commitment to the ideals of the greatest generation are just a few of 
the accolades his wife Eileen, their daughters Patsy and Rebecca, his 
four grandchildren and the rest of the Moody family celebrate today.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in wishing ``happy birthday'' to Mr. 
Ed Moody. As we celebrate his birth and his lasting mark on the 
community of Franklin, Tennessee, we wish him many more years of life 
and love.

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