[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 77 (Monday, May 16, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E703-E704]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING MR. BILL ``BULLDOG'' CUNNINGHAM

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                          HON. JEB HENSARLING

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 16, 2016

  Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, longtime East Dallas constituent, Bill 
L. ``Bulldog'' Cunningham passed away on April 24, 2016, after a 
courageous fight with prostate cancer.
   Born on May 3, 1921, Bulldog grew up in East Dallas. He graduated 
from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1949 and was a star on the football 
team. He went to play football at Midwestern State University, but 
withdrew after one year to join the United States Marine Corps. During 
his service, he was wounded three times. And awarded the Purple Heart. 
After leaving Korea, he served the rest

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of his time as a drill instructor at Camp Pendleton.
   After returning to Dallas, he married his sweetheart, Mina, in 1954. 
They were blessed with four boys, Gregory, Vickers, William, and 
Michael. He is survived by Mina, his four sons, eight grandchildren and 
one great-grandson. It was rare to see Bulldog or Mina separately. 
Their marriage of over 60 years was an example of a life-long love. The 
Cunninghams are a very close-knit family.
   Bulldog made a life-long passion out of his chosen profession of 
insurance. He based his insurance company in East Dallas. He was a 
member of the Million Dollar Round Table. In the last year of his life, 
he was still a national top 10 percent producer for Safeco Insurance.
   Bulldog was an active political volunteer, along with his wife, 
Mina. He was very active in the Dallas community, including the Greater 
East Dallas Chamber of Commerce, in which he was instrumental in their 
annual Economic Summit, investing a lot of time in building the event, 
Habitat for Humanity, City of Dallas Planning & Zoning Commission, and 
numerous other organizations and city boards and commissions. He was 
inducted into the Woodrow Wilson High School Hall of Fame in 2004.
   Mr. Cunningham will be sorely missed by his family, friends, and the 
East Dallas community. We have lost a patriotic, hard-working 
businessman who was the example of who we should all strive to be. My 
condolences to Mina and the rest of the Cunningham family. Melissa and 
I are praying for God's comfort on you during this time of loss.

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