[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 123 (Monday, July 23, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1046]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING DENNIS GOTT'S LIFE AND INDUCTION TO THE MISSOURI GROCERS 
                        ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME

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                            HON. JASON SMITH

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 23, 2018

  Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the late 
Dennis Gott of Salem, Missouri for being inducted posthumously into the 
Missouri Grocers Association Hall of Fame.
  Dennis was President and co-owner of Town & Country Supermarkets and 
co-owner and board member of Town and Country Banks. He is the second 
Gott family member to be awarded this honor. His father Wayne Gott 
founded Town & Country Supermarkets in Salem in 1962 and was inducted 
to the Missouri Grocers Hall of Fame in 2012.
  Dennis began working at Town and Country in the 1970s and took over 
as President and CEO in 1999. Under his leadership, Town and Country 
expanded to 21 locations in south central Missouri, each one known for 
friendly customer service and active community involvement.
  Dennis loved the grocery store business, and he loved his family and 
community. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Salem and 
served on the boards of Harris Baking Company and the Salem Airport 
Authority. His untimely passing in 2016 shook my hometown of Salem and 
he is missed dearly.
  For his outstanding career and legacy as a loving family man devoted 
to his community, it is my pleasure to recognize Dennis Gott before the 
United States House of Representatives.

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