[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 129 (Wednesday, September 10, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1375]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING PARNICK JENNINGS

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                           HON. PHIL GINGREY

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 10, 2014

  Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Parnick 
Jennings and to recognize his steadfast commitment to the Cartersville 
and greater Bartow County community, and for his exemplary leadership.
   Fifteen years ago, on September 11, 2000, Parnick Jennings sought to 
honor all of the wonderful men and women who serve not only Bartow 
County, but each of its seven cities. He did this by establishing an 
annual ``Public Servant's Luncheon'' to honor those that give so much 
to make Bartow County and each of its cities some of the best 
communities to live in all of America.
   During his time in Bartow County, Parnick was one of the founders, 
and now chairs the Annual Bartow County ``Can-a-Thon,'' which helped in 
the creation of the Bartow County College & Career Academy. He served 
on the committee that helped build the Clarence Brown Conference 
Center, served as Chairman of the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of 
Commerce, and along with Ms. Jessica Fleetwood, founded the Bartow 
Business Connection in 2009 as a way to help local businesses network 
with the goal of making it through the recession together. Parnick and 
his wife, Tina, organize and host the annual Toyo Tire Community 
Christmas Luncheon which feeds up to 1500 people annually during the 
Christmas season. Parnick's public service started thirty seven years 
ago, when he founded the Parnick Jennings Funeral Home in Cartersville, 
Georgia. The firm came to be nationally recognized for outstanding 
customer service, and in 1995 was sold to Service Corporation 
International. For the next 5 years, under Parnick's leadership, the 
firm was ranked #1 in Customer Satisfaction among the top 1500 funeral 
homes in the United States. I have been honored to call Parnick 
Jennings a friend for well over a decade and his selfless guidance has 
played a major role in helping me represent the 11th District of 
Georgia with a servant's heart. Bartow County is blessed to have such a 
fine shepherd like Parnick Jennings looking out for our community. A 
native of Rome, Georgia, Parnick attended the University of Georgia and 
graduated from Gupton-Jones College. Parnick and Tina are active 
members of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Cartersville, Georgia.
   Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the 11th District of Georgia, I offer my 
deepest thanks to Mr. Parnick Jennings for his unfailing commitment to 
the service to others; he is truly one of our country's ``points of 
light.''

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