[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 1, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E253]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNITION OF GUY PRESTON RICHARDSON

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                           HON. BRETT GUTHRIE

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 1, 2016

  Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and remember the life 
of Guy Preston Richardson Sr. of Danville, Kentucky, who passed away on 
Friday, December 11, 2015.
   Guy was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army from 1944-
1946. He earned his paratrooper wings, and served in the 11th Airborne 
that fought in the Battle of Mount Macolod and liberated the 
Philippines. Guy was awarded the Bronze Star and was part of the honor 
guard to witness the return of General Douglas MacArthur.
   After serving with the occupation forces in Japan for a year, he 
returned to Danville, Kentucky, in 1946 to attend Centre College on the 
G.I. Bill. It was there that he met the love of his life, Sue Swan. 
Following graduation, Guy went into his family's grocery business, 
which he successfully managed for more than 50 years.
   Mr. Richardson was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church 
of Danville for more than 60 years, serving as a Stephen Minister, 
Sunday school superintendent, deacon, elder, and trustee. He was a 
former president of the Rotary Club of Danville when, as a survivor of 
polio, he led the effort to raise local money to eradicate polio. He 
was also a former president of the Boyle County Chamber of Commerce, 
and served on the boards of the Boyle County Library, Ephraim McDowell 
Hospital and Central Kentucky Federal Savings Bank.
   A lifelong, passionate student of politics and policy, Guy was the 
model of an engaged citizen. He managed numerous campaigns for State 
Representative Joe Clarke over the course of 20 years. He was a leader 
in the local civil rights movement to integrate the Danville schools, 
and was part of Dr. Martin Luther King's 1964 march in Frankfort, KY. 
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Sue, their four children, and 
many grandchildren.
   True to his abiding faith, Guy Richardson sought justice and was 
dedicated to his community in Boyle County and the Commonwealth of 
Kentucky.

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