[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 143 (Thursday, October 1, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H6782-H6784]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING ARTHUR WILLIAM ``BILL'' BAILEY, JR.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Walker). Under the Speaker's announced 
policy of January 6, 2015, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Flores) is 
recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader.
  Mr. FLORES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Arthur William 
``Bill'' Bailey, Jr., of Waco, Texas, who passed away on August 18, 
2015.

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  Bill Bailey was a Korean war veteran, a renowned Waco businessman, 
and a distinguished alumnus and former regent at Baylor University. He 
touched many lives in the Waco and Baylor communities, and he will be 
greatly missed.
  Bill was born in Waco on April 24, 1929. He graduated from Waco High 
School in 1946 and enrolled in Baylor University. On December 15, 1950, 
Bill married his high school sweetheart, Roberta Hatch. They were 
married for almost 64 years prior to Roberta's passing in 2014. Roberta 
and Bill had 3 sons and were blessed with 10 grandchildren and 4 great-
grandchildren.
  Bill graduated from Baylor University in 1951 with a B.A. degree and 
a law degree. While at Baylor, he was a member of the debate team and 
the Baylor Chamber of Commerce.
  Bill served our Nation in the United States Air Force as a first 
lieutenant in the JAG division during the Korean war. He was ultimately 
promoted to captain in the U.S. Air Force Reserves.
  After concluding his service to our Nation, Bill returned to Waco to 
enter into the insurance business. In 1956, he established his own 
independent insurance agency, Bill Bailey Insurance Agency, which is 
now known as Bailey Insurance and Risk Management, Inc. He became a 
noted State and national leader in the insurance industry.
  Mr. Speaker, because of his expertise in risk management, he was 
called upon to testify before the United States Senate and the United 
States House of Representatives committees as well as the Federal 
Reserve Board, all on behalf of the insurance industry.
  In 1969, Bill teamed up with a group of his fellow Texas insurance 
agents to establish the Certified Insurance Counselors Program, which 
focused on teaching advanced insurance topics to ensure high-quality 
standards of ethics and professionalism in the insurance industry. This 
program would become the foundation of the National Alliance for 
Insurance Education and Research. Today, these certification programs 
are conducted in all 50 States with more than 150,000 participants 
annually.
  Bill held many prestigious positions on various boards, including as 
the chairman of the Board of Governors for the National Alliance for 
Insurance Education and Research; the president of the Independent 
Insurance Agents and Brokers Association of America; the liaison to the 
National Association of Insurance Commissioners for the Independent 
Insurance Agents and Brokers Association of America; and as director, 
executive committee member, and past vice chairman of the Texas 
National Bank of Waco.
  Bill's work in the insurance industry was honored by the Independent 
Insurance Agents and Brokers Association of America when they dedicated 
their conference room in the Washington, D.C., office as the A. William 
Bailey, Jr., Conference Room.
  He was also a recipient of the Independent Insurance Agents and 
Brokers Association of America Woodworth Memorial Award for Meritorious 
Service to the Insurance Profession, as well as the Drex Foreman Award 
of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas. Both of these are the 
highest distinctions for these respective organizations.

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  Bill was active in the Waco and Baylor University communities and 
served as the following: Trustee, Vice Chairman of the Board, and 
Regent of Baylor University; Officer, Director, and Executive Committee 
Member of the Waco Industrial Foundation; Member and Chairman of the 
Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center Board of Development; Founder and Past 
President of the Waco Business League; and President of the following 
organizations: the Greater Waco United way; the Baylor-Waco and Baylor 
Bear Foundations; the Waco and Northwest Waco Rotary Clubs; the Waco 
YMCA; the Waco Camp Fire Girls; and the Baylor Stadium Corporation.
  In 1988, Bill was honored by the Baylor Alumni Association with the 
W.R. White Meritorious Service Award. In 1997, they honored him as a 
Distinguished Alumnus. Additionally, in 2008, the Waco Public Schools 
honored him as a Distinguished Alumnus.
  Bill was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Waco, where 
he served as Trustee, Deacon, and Chairman of the Board of Deacons; 
Chairman of the Finance Committee; Founding Chairman of the First 
Baptist Church of Waco Foundation; President of the McCall Sunday 
School Class; and Co-Superintendent of the College Sunday School 
Department.
  Mr. Speaker, Bill Bailey will not only be remembered for his long 
list of accomplishments, but, most importantly, he will be forever 
remembered as a loving husband, a father, a grandfather, a great-
grandfather, and a loyal friend to hundreds of central Texans.
  My wife, Gina, and I offer our deepest and heartfelt condolences to 
the Bailey family. We also lift up the family and friends of Bill 
Bailey in our prayers.
  As I close, I ask that all Americans continue to pray for our 
country, for our military men and women who protect us abroad, and for 
our first responders who protect us here at home.


                      Honoring Mattie Lee Phillips

  Mr. FLORES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mattie Lee Phillips 
from Bryan, Texas, who passed away on August 25, 2015, her 103rd 
birthday.
  Mrs. Phillips was born in Washington County, Texas, on August 25, 
1912. Growing up, Mrs. Phillips attended school in the Waco and 
McGregor areas and later attended Bryan Public School for Colored. She 
married Willie Sterling in 1931. They were blessed with five children. 
Later she married Eddie Phillips. They were blessed with four children.
  Mrs. Phillips was a member of the New Liberty Baptist Church in 
Boonville, Texas, at an early age and remained a member until 1941, 
when she became a member of the Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist 
Church in Bryan.
  She was an avid church worker, serving on the Pleasant Grove Church 
Usher Board for 35 years and as a Sunday school teacher and a mission 
teacher. She served on various programs and committees at the church 
and worked tirelessly raising funds to help improve their church 
facilities.
  Mrs. Phillips taught and counseled numerous youth during her life. 
She was a staunch believer in higher education, and all nine of her 
children attended college.
  Mrs. Phillips was an entrepreneur who took sewing and tailoring 
classes through the mail and worked for many years as a self-employed 
seamstress. She also bought, repaired, and resold real estate for 
additional income. In addition, she successfully owned and operated 
Phillips Cafe & Barbecue.
  Mrs. Phillips led a full life and was well respected in our 
community. She will be forever remembered for her devotion to her 
church and her community and as a loving wife, a mother, a grandmother, 
a great-grandmother, and a great-great-grandmother, a youth mentor to 
hundreds, and a friend to many as well.
  My wife, Gina, and I offer our deepest and heartfelt condolences to 
the Phillips and Sterling families. We also lift up the family and 
friends of Mattie Lee Phillips in our prayers.
  As I close, I ask that all Americans continue to pray for our 
country, for our military men and women who protect us abroad, and for 
our first responders who protect us here at home.


                         Honoring Tommy Bosquez

  Mr. FLORES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Henry Thomas ``Tommy'' 
Bosquez, of Bryan, Texas, who passed away on September 12, 2015.
  Tommy Bosquez selflessly served the Brazos Valley community in a 
variety of ways, and he will be missed greatly.
  Tommy was born on August 9, 1962, in Bryan, Texas. He graduated from 
Bryan High School in 1980. When he was 19, he began his public service 
career as a City of Bryan police officer. He was the city's youngest 
policeman and served on the force for 8 years.
  He held various assignments, including patrol, special advanced 
traffic investigations, the field training officer program, crime scene 
analysis, and honor guard detail.
  Tommy was also a member of the Texas State Guard. He was commissioned 
as a second lieutenant, serving as company commander in the 223rd 
Military Police Battalion, to assist State and local authorities in 
times of emergencies.
  Tommy married his high school sweetheart, Stella Grimaldo. They were 
married for 29 years and were blessed with two daughters.

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  Tommy earned his associate's degree from Blinn College and later 
earned an undergraduate degree in political science in 1989 and a 
master's degree in public administration in 1995, each from Texas A&M 
University.
  During his time at Texas A&M and the years that followed, he worked 
for the university. He started out in the College of Medicine, where he 
held various positions, including Director of Special Programs, Special 
Assistant to the Dean of Medicine, admissions committee member, 
principal investigator, and a lecturer in the Department of Humanities 
in Medicine.
  He would go on to work for the university system in the Office of the 
Vice Chancellor for Human Resources, where he assumed a leadership role 
with the Health Science Center, working as Special Assistant to the 
President.
  Prior to his death, Tommy worked as the Chief Contracts Officer and 
Director for Contract Administrator in the Office of Finance and 
Administration at the Texas A&M Health Science Center.
  Tommy was an active volunteer and an engaged parent in the Bryan 
Independent School District for over 25 years. He began his service as 
an elected school board trustee in 2012 and served as vice president of 
that board.
  He also served extensively on various local and statewide charitable 
and educational organization boards such as the Texas Association for 
Access and Equity, the Texas Association of Advisers for the Health 
Professions, the Texas Area Health Education Centers--East, the Bryan-
College Station Chamber of Commerce, the Bryan ISD Education 
Foundation, the Blinn College Advisory Board, the United Way, the Boy's 
and Girl's Club, the Kiwanis, Gear Up, Habitat for Humanity, and Junior 
Achievement.
  Tommy received many acknowledgements throughout his career, including 
the 2007 Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education Outstanding 
Meritorious Public Service Award, and the Kiwanis International Walter 
Zeller Fellowship Award.
  Tommy worked tirelessly to better our community. He will forever be 
remembered for his devotion to public service and as a loving husband, 
father, and friend to countless Brazos Valley citizens.
  My wife, Gina, and I offer our deepest and heartfelt condolences to 
the Bosquez family. We also lift up the family and friends of Tommy 
Bosquez in our prayers.
  As I close, I ask that all Americans continue to pray for our country 
and for our military men and women, who protect us abroad, and for our 
first responders, who protect us here at home.


                       Honoring Dr. James Cooper

  Mr. FLORES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. James F. Cooper of 
Bryan, Texas, who passed away on August 18, 2015.
  Dr. James Cooper was a veteran of World War II and the Korean war. He 
was a physician, an aviation medical examiner, and an active member of 
the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He touched many lives in the Brazos 
Valley, and he will be greatly missed.
  Dr. Cooper was born on August 30, 1927, in Farmersville, Louisiana. 
He was the son of a Baptist preacher and grew up in many towns 
throughout the South.
  At the age of 17, Dr. Cooper enlisted in the Navy to serve aboard the 
USS Dorchester in the South Pacific. Upon returning to the U.S., he 
used his GI bill benefits to attend medical school in Tennessee.
  He then served again in the Korean war as Deputy Medical Officer for 
the Destroyer Fleet Atlantic, stationed aboard its flagship, the USS 
Yosemite. Dr. Cooper retired from the Navy with a final rank of 
Lieutenant Commander, Medical Corps.
  In 1955, Dr. Cooper moved to Bryan, Texas, and entered a medical 
practice with his brother, O.C. Dr. Cooper was a well-loved family 
doctor and a surgeon at St. Joseph's Hospital.
  In addition to his medical practice, the good doctor had a strong 
affinity for aviation and specialized in aviation medicine. He was 
involved with the space programs at NASA and present at many of the 
Apollo launches. His knowledge and experience with NASA missions earned 
him the opportunity to do voice commentary for six Apollo launches for 
television broadcasts in Australia.
  Dr. Cooper also served as a FAA Senior Aviation Medical Examiner. As 
a fellow pilot, I was fortunate and grateful to have Dr. Cooper as my 
medical examiner for many years. We developed a strong friendship and 
shared many stories about our mutual love for aviation.
  Dr. Cooper was an extraordinary doctor not only specializing in 
aviation, but also serving as Chief Medical Officer for the Texas World 
Speedway in College Station.
  In addition to his medical duties, Dr. Cooper was an active member of 
VFW Post No. 4692 in Bryan. He was very passionate about the VFW and 
even served as Commander of the post.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. Cooper left a strong legacy for his family and for 
the Brazos Valley. He will be forever remembered as a great doctor, a 
dedicated veteran, a loving husband, a great father, a grandfather, and 
a loyal friend.
  My wife, Gina, and I offer our deepest and heartfelt condolences to 
the Cooper family. We also lift up the family and friends of Dr. James 
Cooper in our prayers.
  As I close, I ask that all Americans continue to pray for our 
country, for our military men and women, who protect us abroad, and for 
our first responders, who protect us here at home.


                          Honoring Alan Waldie

  Mr. FLORES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Alan Duane Waldie, of 
Bryan, Texas, who passed away on August 22, 2015.
  Alan Waldie was a veteran, an electrical engineer, an Aggie, a pillar 
of the Brazos Valley community, and a great friend. He led a full life 
and will be missed greatly in our community.
  Alan was born on April 23, 1928, in Iowa Park, Texas. He graduated 
from Lamar High School in Houston in 1945 and later attended Texas A&M 
University.
  While at Texas A&M, Alan was a member of the nationally famous 
``Fightin' Texas Aggie Band'' and served as drum major during his 
senior year. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1951 with a 
bachelor's of science in electrical engineering.
  From 1946 to 1948, Alan served in the U.S. Navy. From 1951 to 1953, 
he served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Signal Corps.
  After his discharge from the Army, Alan began a successful business 
career, which took him to Houston; Tripoli, Libya; and Calgary, 
Alberta, Canada.
  In 1995, he moved back to College Station to begin his retirement. 
There he served as a volunteer for the George Bush Presidential Library 
and was the member of the Bryan Rotary Club and the Central Baptist 
Church.
  Mr. Speaker, Alan Waldie will be forever remembered as a dedicated 
veteran, a loving husband, a great father, and a loyal friend.
  My wife, Gina, and I offer our deepest and heartfelt condolences to 
his wife, Nancy, and to all of the Waldie family. We also lift up the 
family and friends of Alan Waldie in our prayers.
  Mr. Speaker, as I close, I ask that all Americans continue to pray 
for our country, for our military men and women, who protect us abroad, 
and for our first responders, who protect us here at home.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

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