[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1963]
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                         HONORING MR. LEON PAGE

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                           HON. ED WHITFIELD

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 18, 2012

  Mr. WHITFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Mr. 
Leon Page, who passed away last Monday, December 10, 2012.
  Mr. Page was a community leader and philanthropist who helped 
organize Franklin Bank and Trust and served as chairman of the bank's 
board of directors for 45 years.
  In his 90 years of life, Mr. Page helped open and lead what became 
the largest bank in Franklin, Kentucky, an area I have the privilege of 
representing in the First Congressional District of Kentucky.
  Mr. Page was active in all facets of the community. He was 
instrumental in industrial development in Franklin and Simpson County 
and was active in various community organizations. Having served as 
President for both the Franklin-Simpson Chamber of Commerce and the 
Franklin Rotary Club, Mr. Page also helped organize the Caveland Girl 
Scout Council and was treasurer of the Quarterback Club.
  Leon Page served on the Kentucky Bankers Association and various 
boards and councils at Western Kentucky University. He also established 
a scholarship fund at Western Kentucky University that awards a four-
year scholarship to a Franklin-Simpson High School graduate who majors 
in business each year.
  I join the family, friends, and entire Franklin, Kentucky community 
in mourning the passing of this great man. He demonstrated the best of 
the values found throughout the First Congressional District of 
Kentucky. He is someone who, despite his personal success, will best be 
remembered as inspiring and helping guide others to achieve success for 
themselves, and a man who graciously gave back to a community that had 
given him so much.

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