[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 66 (Thursday, April 18, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E477]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO BILL GOSSARD

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                            HON. JIM JORDAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 18, 2019

  Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I am honored to commend to the House the 
life and career of Billy L. Gossard of Harrod, Ohio, who passed away 
last month at age 84.
  Bill was born in Hardin County, Ohio, in 1934. Following his service 
in the Army, he worked for many years as a trucking salesman for a 
variety of area companies.
  Bill was a proud resident of the Village of Harrod, where he opened 
Bill's World Famous Barbershop in 1964. He was soon elected to the 
Harrod Village Council, on which he served for nearly three decades.
  For twenty years, starting in 1976, Bill served as mayor of Harrod. 
He cited his work to fund and install a village-wide sewer system as 
his biggest accomplishment in office. He also took great pride in 
acquiring land for Harrod's Railroad Heritage Park, which commemorates 
the village's history as a major rail town. The village recognized his 
many achievements with the proclamation and celebration of Bill Gossard 
Day in 2017.
  Madam Speaker, Bill is survived by his wife of 63 years, Janet; three 
children; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and many 
extended family members. On behalf of the people of Ohio's Fourth 
Congressional District, I offer them my condolences as they remember 
Bill's life and his many contributions to the Village of Harrod.

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