[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 7, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E164]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  PAYING TRIBUTE TO MR. ECKERD FINDLEY

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 7, 2017

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mr. Eckerd 
Findley, an outstanding South Carolinian, who is retiring from Piedmont 
Airlines this month after 40 years of service.
  Mr. Findley was born on May 4, 1953 to the late Reverend Alex and Ms. 
Ethel Findley. He graduated from Columbia, South Carolina's Booker T. 
Washington High School in 1972.
  After graduation, Mr. Findley went to work for Mount Vernon Mills, a 
textile company which was housed in the building that is now the South 
Carolina State Museum. It was at Mount Vernon Mills that he met his 
wife Ann. They were married in 1973 and in 1975 they were blessed with 
a son, Edward. Their daughter, Antonitte, was born in 1984. The 
Findleys currently have four grandchildren.
  Mr. Findley's father, the Reverend Alex Findley, worked for Delta 
Airlines from 1944 until his retirement in 1986. Eckerd decided to 
follow in his father's footsteps and in 1976 he landed a position at 
Piedmont Airlines. He has been with the company ever since, helping it 
to grow into US Airways, which recently merged with American Airlines.
  Eckerd was taught and--in turn--has taught his family Matthew 22:39, 
``love thy neighbor as thyself,'' and that lesson shows in the way he 
works and lives. He is a member of Pleasant Springs AME Church and is a 
pillar of the community.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and the Members of this House join me in 
recognizing the outstanding service and example of citizenship that 
have been shown by this fine gentleman, Eckerd Findley. I wish him a 
long, productive and rewarding retirement.

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