[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1070-E1071]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN REMEMBERANCE OF COLONEL DAVID ELLIS

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 25, 2018

  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in solemn remembrance of the 
life of Colonel David Alton Ellis, a retired Air Force veteran, 
husband, father, and grandfather from Fredericksburg, Virginia. Mr. 
Alton admirably served in the U.S. Air Force and will be remembered for 
his selfless devotion to his community.
  Colonel Ellis was born on October 30, 1937, in Fredericksburg, 
Virginia. He is an alumnus of the University of Tennessee, where he 
earned a B.S. in Liberal Arts. He received his master's degree in 
International Affairs from Catholic University. Col. Ellis spent over 
31 years in the Air Force where he served in Air Defense Surveillance. 
After his time in the Air

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Force, Col. Ellis worked on the Joint Leadership Council of Veterans 
Service Organizations (JLC), represented the National Association for 
Uniformed Services (NAUS) and helped advocate for veterans issues at 
the state level with the Governor and the Virginia General Assembly. 
His advocacy and support through the JLC was vital to several areas of 
state veteran's services, especially benefit services, the Virginia 
Veteran and Family Support program, state veteran's cemeteries, and the 
Virginia War Memorial.
  Col. Ellis is survived by his wife Sally; daughter Tracy; stepsons 
Stephen, Jeff, and Shawn; nine grandchildren; and sister Louise. I 
extend my deepest condolences to his family members and anyone who had 
the privilege of knowing this fine gentleman. Col. Ellis was a very 
loved man whose service both to his community and our nation, will be 
dearly missed.
  Mr. Speaker, I implore you and my colleagues to join me as we honor 
the memory of Colonel David Alton Ellis.

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