[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 78 (Thursday, May 22, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E815-E816]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING GUNNER'S MATE RANDOLPH (RANDY) F. JONES

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                             HON. TOM PRICE

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 22, 2014

  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor a 
constituent of the Sixth District of Georgia, former Gunner's Mate 
Randolph (Randy) F. Jones. Born on June 3, 1924 in Phoenix City, 
Alabama, Randy was raised on a farm during the Great Depression. Due to 
the hard times, Randy and his family moved to Talbot County, Georgia, 
where his grandfather maintained a farm where corn, peanuts, sweet 
potatoes, soy beans and cotton were grown. Moving to Warm Springs, 
Georgia, in 1942, Randy soon got a job as a grocery clerk at the Warm 
Springs Foundation. Warm Springs is famous nationally as the location 
frequented by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt for his treatment for 
polio.
   His initial time at Warm Springs did not last long, as Randy 
enlisted in the Navy near the end of 1942 while the nation fought the 
Second World War. During this time, he served as a Gunner's Mate on the 
Destroyer U.S.S.

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Swanson. His tour of duty took him around the globe and included the 
Mediterranean, the Pacific and the Atlantic. Randy was discharged in 
1946.
   After serving his nation, Randy returned to his job in Warm Springs. 
While there, he met the love of his life, Sarah Leverett. They were 
happily married for 46 years until she passed away in 1993. Randy has 
two children, seven grandchildren, and one great-grandson.
   Randy worked at the Warm Springs foundation for 47 years. During the 
time he was there, Randy worked as a grocery store clerk and manager, 
food buyer, chef, purchasing agent and even managed a golf course in 
his spare time. Additionally, he served on the county school board for 
10 years.
   Currently residing at the Elmcroft of Roswell Senior Living 
Community, Randy has continued to attend to the needs of his friends 
and neighbors. For three years running, Randy has been voted by his 
peers as Valentine King. He currently is President of ``The Elmcroft 
Elder Statesman.''
   On June 3 of this year, Randy will celebrate his 90th birthday. For 
all of his years of service to our community and nation, the people of 
Georgia's Sixth District sincerely thank him.

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