[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 100 (Tuesday, June 13, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E816]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN MEMORY OF MR. FERMON LEWIS RACHELS

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                           HON. JODY B. HICE

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 13, 2017

  Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute 
to Mr. Fermon Lewis Rachels, a World War II veteran and outstanding 
civil servant from my district who passed away in February of this 
year.
  A member of the Greatest Generation, Mr. Rachels was born July 14, 
1927 in Wrightsville, Georgia. He courageously put his life on the line 
during World War II, serving as a technician, fourth grade in the 
United States Army and was one of the last 12,000 WWII veterans alive 
in Georgia. After leaving the Army, he served as a Trade Craftsman 
Supervisor at the Georgia Department of Transportation, and at the time 
of his retirement, at age 84, he was the oldest active employee in 
Department of Transportation history. He was an active member of Brown 
Memorial Baptist Church and of the American Legion Post Number 44. Mr. 
Rachels was selected as Johnson County's Man of the Year in 1985.
  Mr. Rachels is survived by his loving wife of 68 years, Hazel Carroll 
Rachels, his son, Charles Lewis Rachels, his daughter, Sharon Rachels, 
four grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
  On behalf of the 10th District of Georgia and the United States of 
America, I want to extend my deepest gratitude and appreciation to Mr. 
Rachels and his family for his outstanding service to our nation and 
our community.

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