[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 150 (Wednesday, September 18, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1169]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING THE RETIREMENT OF BOBBY AND RUTH WOOD

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                            HON. BILLY LONG

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 18, 2019

  Mr. LONG. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the retirement of 
Bobby and Ruth Wood from the Walnut Lawn Funeral Home.
  After 50 years of service to the residents of southwest Missouri, 
Bobby and Ruth Wood, owners of the Walnut Lawn Funeral Home in 
Springfield, Missouri, have decided to retire. The Wood's established 
Walnut Lawn Funeral Home in 1989 and over the years have earned their 
trademark ``tender moments-tender care.''
  The Wood's have a long and respected history in the funeral industry. 
Bobby Wood started his career as a teenager, working in different roles 
at a local funeral home. Bobby then attended the Gupton-Jones Institute 
of Mortuary Science in Dallas, Texas, becoming a first-generation 
licensed funeral director and embalmer. In 1960, Bobby met his wife 
Ruth who is a registered nurse and a graduate of St. John's School of 
Nursing.
  Bobby and Ruth live by their trademark ``tender moments-tender 
care.'' Along with being licensed funeral directors, both are pre-need 
counselors and know how to tend to the needs of those in their 
community. They know how to give members of the community the care they 
need in order to make them feel comfortable in their most difficult 
moments. While the Wood's are leaving their business in good hands with 
their daughter, there is no doubt that Bobby and Ruth will be missed.
  Madam Speaker, it is clear that the Wood's care for their community 
deeply and have put in their years serving the residents of southwest 
Missouri. I wish Bobby and Ruth a long and happy retirement. It is well 
deserved and well earned.

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