[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 156 (Thursday, December 2, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2034]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING A. GARLAND DeLOZIER

                                 ______
                                 

                        HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR.

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 2, 2010

  Mr. DUNCAN. Madam Speaker, I wish today to honor one of the most 
well-known and respected men in Blount County, Tennessee. A. Garland 
DeLozier passed away at the age of 88 on October 23, 2010. He lived a 
long and successful life full of service to God, family, community, and 
Country.
  Upon reporting Garland's passing, The Daily Times newspaper in 
Maryville declared, ``Few, if any, have equaled his quiet involvement 
as a community leader in farm, business and government circles.''
  Garland's service to Blount County is legendary. He was a former 
Blount County Commissioner, Member of the Board of Education, President 
of the Chamber of Commerce, and charter member of the Foothills Land 
Conservancy.
  He was also a man of God who always used his faith as his compass. 
For half a century, he served as a Deacon at Mt. Lebanon Baptist 
Church, where he devoted his time and effort wherever it was needed. He 
served as church treasurer and Sunday school teacher and even 
volunteered in the jail ministry.
  Garland raised beef and dairy cattle most of his life and achieved 
much success in farming, what I believe to be one of the toughest jobs 
around. I have nothing but the greatest admiration for those persons 
who make their living off the land, and Garland somehow found time to 
run a successful farm and serve as a leader in the agricultural 
community.
  Garland served as a member of the Blount County Soil Conservation 
District Board of Supervisors and the state Soil Conservation Committee 
under Governor Lamar Alexander, whose campaign for Governor he helped 
lead.
  He was also a member of the Farm Bureau, Gideons International, and 
the Blount County Livestock Association, and he served on the board of 
directors of First Tennessee Bank and Blount Memorial Hospital.
  As you would expect from someone of Garland's character and 
generation, he volunteered admirably for service during World War II, 
serving three years in the United States Air Force in Europe.
  Garland was a shining example of not just a community leader but also 
a beloved father, grandfather, and husband. His 64-year marriage to 
wife, Tommie, is something we should all aspire. I extend my deepest 
sympathies to Tommie, as well as Garland's daughters Carolyn and 
Debora, son Arthur, six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
  Garland's granddaughter, Rebecca Forster, is one of my former House 
Pages and a current member of my staff, and her sister, Joy, interned 
for me in 1996. They are wonderful young women who exude their 
grandfather's character and love of community, and I know he is proud 
of them.
  The former publisher of The Daily Times wrote on the news of 
Garland's death, ``I would like to say to his family that God will take 
care of them for all he did.''
  Madam Speaker, I urge my Colleagues and other readers of the Record 
to join me in celebrating the life of Garland DeLozier. He is an 
example of leadership and generosity that is becoming rarer to find, 
and his absence will be felt by all those who knew him.

                          ____________________