[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 113 (Wednesday, July 13, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1109-E1110]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              IN MEMORY OF ERNEST HARRY ``PETE'' DENT SR.

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 13, 2016

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, today, July 13, 2016, a 
funeral service was held for Pete Dent at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 
in Columbia, South Carolina. As a dedicated family man and respected 
business leader, he will be greatly missed. I am grateful for his 
service as a member of the U.S. Air Force and I would like to extend my 
deep sympathy to his family during this time of mourning. He will be 
buried at Fort Jackson National Cemetery.
  A thoughtful obituary was published in The State newspaper on July 
12, 2016:

       Columbia.--A funeral service for Ernest Harry ``Pete'' Dent 
     Sr., 82, will be held at

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     11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at Good Shepherd 
     Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Fort Jackson National 
     Cemetery at a later date. The family will receive friends 
     following the funeral service in the Family Activities 
     Building at the church. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street 
     Chapel, is assisting the family.
       Mr. Dent died Sunday, July 10, 2016. Born in Columbia, he 
     was a son of the late Arthur Kibler Dent Sr. and Elinor 
     Stiller Dent. He was a member of the U.S. Air Force Class of 
     55K Bantam, stationed at Spence AFB in Moultrie, Ga. He 
     enjoyed a 30+ year career selling automobiles in Columbia, 
     primarily Chevrolets with Love Automotive and Central 
     Chevrolet. Many of his long term friendships were initiated 
     from his auto sales. In his post-retirement years, he enjoyed 
     his part-time work with Lorick Office Products, allowing him 
     more opportunities to spend time with his son. He was a 
     member of Woodlands Country Club where he enjoyed his weekly 
     rounds of golf with friends and family.
       Surviving are his wife, Mary T. Dent; son and daughter-in-
     law, Harry and Andrea Dent; daughter and son-in-law, Patti 
     and Shawn O'Rourke; grandchildren, Ernest Harry ``Trae'' Dent 
     III, Aydan Leigh O'Rourke, Ryan Michael O'Rourke; stepson, 
     Tony Ramsay; stepdaughter, Tanya Ramsay Daniels (J. Sam); and 
     stepgrandson, Holt Daniels; first wife and lifelong friend, 
     Nadine Cantey and ``husband-in-law'', John B. Cantey. He was 
     predeceased by a granddaughter, Ashley Nicole Dent.
       In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Ashley 
     Dent Foundation, 303 N. Woodlake Drive, Columbia, SC 29229-
     8933, where funds will be directed to organizations 
     participating in Alzheimer's research.

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