[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 55 (Tuesday, April 17, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E560]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING THE LIFE OF COLONEL JOHN K. CARNEY

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 17, 2012

  Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my 
constituent, Colonel John K. Carney, who dedicated his life to the 
service of our nation. Colonel Carney passed away on March 17th. He was 
born on October 31, 1913 in Braxton County, West Virginia. He joined 
the military in 1941, serving with distinction in the U.S. Air Force in 
World War II, and for a total of 24 years before retiring in 1966. 
Colonel Carney supervised an array of management and logistics programs 
both in the United States and overseas, in South America, Trinidad, 
Saudi Arabia, and twice in the Philippines. He completed his military 
service at the Pentagon in the Office of the Secretary of Defense where 
he headed the joint service planning and negotiating groups to 
consolidate major logistics functions for the Department of Defense.
  Following his retirement from the Air Force, Colonel Carney continued 
his national service, working for the General Services Administration 
for 14 years. He helped institute a government-wide national supply 
system to improve efficiencies and eliminate duplicative functions. 
Colonel Carney retired from GSA in 1980 as the Director of Supply 
Policy in the Federal Supply Service, having spent almost four decades 
of his life in service.
  Colonel Carney displayed the same enduring devotion throughout his 
private life. He was a former Divine World Seminarian who graduated 
from the Jesuit-run Springhill College in Mobile, Alabama during his 
military career under ``Operation Bootstrap.'' Upon moving to 
Springfield, Virginia in 1960, Colonel Carney was dedicated to his 
local community. He was a founding member of St. Bernadette Catholic 
Church and a member of the Air Force Association, The Retired Officers 
Association, and the National Association of the Uniformed Services. 
Colonel Carney is survived by his wife, the former Adelle Wright, their 
four daughters, Constance Bedell, Bernadine O'Hare, and Deborah Fowler, 
all of Virginia, and Catherine Carney of West Virginia, their two sons, 
Daniel Carney of Georgia and Patrick Carney of Virginia, their 16 
grandchildren, and their 19 great grandchildren.
  I ask my colleagues to join with me in offering our sincerest 
condolences to his relatives, and in honoring the life and example of 
Colonel John K. Carney for his dedicated service to his country, his 
community, and his family.

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