[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 173 (Tuesday, December 1, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1686]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING MR. GEORGE JOSEPH PARNESS

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                             HON. TOM RICE

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 1, 2015

  Mr. RICE of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
the life of Mr. George Joseph Parness, a distinguished American hero, 
who spent his life improving the lives of others.
  George joined the United States Navy just days after Pearl Harbor was 
bombed. He was ordered to report to the USS Nicholson, and also served 
aboard the USS LeHardy, the USS President Hayes, the USS Phelps, and 
the USS Randall. After WWII, George returned home only to eventually 
reenlist during the Korean Conflict. He served aboard many ships 
including the USS Achernar.
  After returning from war George met his wife, June, and on February 
12, 1954, they married. George then went on to work in the newspaper 
business, served as Mayor of Suffern, New York, and served as Rockland 
County Legislature. George and his wife then retired to Myrtle Beach, 
South Carolina.
  George will be greatly missed and I ask that we keep his family in 
our thoughts and prayers.

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