[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 154 (Tuesday, November 30, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2008]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO JOHN ``JACK'' HENRY FRIEND, JR.

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 30, 2010

  Mr. BONNER. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Mr. Jack Friend, 
a respected Mobile businessman, historian and author who recently 
passed away at the age of 81.
  A consummate scholar, a lover of military traditions and the foremost 
authority on the Civil War history of Mobile Bay, Jack Friend was 
passionate about Mobile and its past.
  A native of Mobile, Jack Friend was a graduate of McGill Institute, 
the Virginia Military Institute, and the Tuck School of Business at 
Dartmouth College.
  Jack proudly served in the U.S. Army as a 1st Lieutenant and tank 
company commander in Korea. His deep reverence for military service and 
his country were an important part of Jack's life.
  After his military service, he founded a market research company in 
Mobile which he headed for some 25 years.
  Jack made his mark as a local military historian. In 2004, he wrote 
the definitive work on the Civil War history of Mobile Bay--``West 
Wind, Flood Tide: The Battle of Mobile Bay.''
  Jack was also a lover of the outdoors, sports fishing and local 
wildlife and was a member of many civic and historic organizations in 
Baldwin and Mobile counties.
  I wish to extend my condolences to Jack's family for their loss: his 
wife, Venetia Friend; his sons, John Friend and Danner Friend; and his 
sister, Emily Bayle; and five grandchildren. You are all in our 
thoughts and prayers.

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