[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 8, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E19]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN MEMORY OF MR. FRANKLIN DEAN SMITH

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 8, 2019

  Mr. WITTMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today in solemn remembrance of the 
life of Mr. Franklin Dean ``Frank'' Smith, who passed away Wednesday, 
April 11, 2018. Frank was a lifelong patriot who bravely and proudly 
served our great Nation as a member of the United States Navy. Not only 
did he love our country, he was a lover of God, his family, and his 
community, and he worked his entire life to give back to that which he 
loved.
  Before his service, Frank was born and raised in Cherokee, Iowa. He 
made his way to the East Coast when he received an appointment to the 
U.S. Naval Academy. Following his graduation in 1956, he attended the 
Navy Supply Corps School in Athens, Georgia before serving on the 
destroyer USS Hunt, as well as in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Frank 
later returned to his alma mater to spend two tours teaching math to 
the next generation of naval officers. He served at the Atomic Energy 
Commission under Admiral Hyman Rickover, the ``father of the nuclear 
Navy'' at Westinghouse's Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory; as the supply 
officer on the USS Maury; and as well as at the U.S. Naval Supply 
Center. His last official duty was with the Office of the Secretary of 
Defense at the Pentagon.
  Frank led an accomplished life, also receiving his Master's Degree 
from Harvard Business School and serving as a long-time member, and 
even President, of the Fairfax Hunt Club. Additionally, Frank was a 
founding member of the ``Morattico Waterfront Museum,'' which is the 
cultural center of activity in Morattico, the small town where he lived 
during the latter years of his life.
  Frank is survived by his wife, Carol; children, Scott, Elizabeth, and 
Alex; stepchildren, Edward, Genie, Vicky, and James; as well as his 
sixteen grandchildren. His dedication to our Nation and his local 
community was second to none, and he will be greatly missed by all who 
had the pleasure of knowing him.
  Madam Speaker, I ask you to join me in honoring and recognizing Mr. 
Franklin Dean Smith for his life of service to our Commonwealth, 
Nation, and the United States Navy.

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