[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 90 (Wednesday, June 11, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E957-E958]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             IN MEMORY OF COLONEL BERRY LIVINGSTON GAMBRELL

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 11, 2014

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on June 8, 2014, the 
following obituary was published by The State of Columbia, South 
Carolina, honoring the memory of an American hero, Colonel Berry 
Livingston Gambrell.
  Berry Livingston Gambrell LEXINGTON--A memorial service for Berry 
Livingston Gambrell, 63, will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, 
2014 at Mt. Tabor Lutheran

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Church with inurnment to follow in the church cemetery. The family will 
receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, June 9, 2014 at 
Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel. Pastor Wade Roof and 
Colonel Steve Shugart will conduct the services. Honorary Pallbearers 
are members of the South Carolina Army National Guard and the Lands End 
Gang. Mr. Gambrell was born October 26, 1950 in Columbia, SC and passed 
away at his home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, June 6, 
2014. He was a son of the late Berry Humphrey and Kathryn Livingston 
Gambrell. Berry was a graduate of The University of South Carolina with 
a BS in Business and Finance in 1973 and later received his MBA. He was 
a member of the SC Army National Guard for 34 years, retiring as a 
Colonel in 2004. Some of his distinguished honors include the 
Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement 
Medal and the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal. He excelled in 
many areas throughout his career and was highly regarded for his 
accomplishments as the state's Recruiting and Retention Manager. He was 
a member of the Palmetto Military Academy Hall of Fame. Berry was an 
active member of Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church where he served on Church 
Council, drove the bus for the children's programs, and lovingly cooked 
with Chuck for his church family. He always looked forward to his 
fishing trips with his Lands End Gang. Berry always said he had three 
families: His family, church family and work family; however to him, 
his greatest accomplishment in life was his family. He is survived by 
his girls, including his loving bride of 39 years, Patsy Riddle 
Gambrell, their two daughters with husbands; Summer and Peter Insabella 
of Charleston, Whitney and Ricky Glass of West Columbia. He was a 
loving Gam-B to his granddaughters, Brooklyn Layne Glass and Everly 
Kathryn Insabella. He is also survived by his sister, Vicki Witt and 
brother, Greg Gambrell, both of North, SC. He was dearly beloved by his 
in-laws, including special nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by 
his parents and his loving Uncle Floyd Livingston. The family has been 
deeply moved by the outpouring of love and support they have received 
during Berry's illness and death. The family would like to extend a 
special thanks to his loving sister-in-law, Lynn Cain, who nursed him 
throughout his illness and was among those by his side during his final 
hours. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mt. Tabor Lutheran 
Church Capital Fund Family Life Center, 1000 B Avenue, West Columbia, 
SC 29169.

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