[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 134 (Friday, July 30, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E864-E865]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING WOODFORD McKEE GREEN, JR.

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                        HON. H. MORGAN GRIFFITH

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 30, 2021

  Mr. GRIFFITH. Madam Speaker, I rise in honor of Woodford McKee 
``Mac'' Green, Jr. of Salem, Virginia, who died July 9, 2021, at the 
age of 95. Mr. Green was a businessman and a leader in the Salem 
community.
  Mr. Green was born on October 31, 1925, to Woodford McKee Green and 
Ruth Maria

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Cloud Green. During his youth, his father received a job as a 
structural steel engineer that brought his family to Virginia. Mr. 
Green briefly attended Roanoke College and V12 Officer Candidate School 
at Hampden Sydney before becoming a Quartermaster 3rd Class in the 
United States Navy. He was honorably discharged in 1946. After 
returning to Salem, Mr. Green began working at H.R. Johnson Hardware 
and stayed for 53 years of service. He eventually became an owner and a 
partner.
  Mr. Green was an active leader in his community through various forms 
of service. He served as a civil defense coordinator for the Town of 
Salem, a member of the Salem Lions Club, an assistant scoutmaster with 
the Boy Scouts, and a Sunday School teacher at the First United 
Methodist Church. He also served as Vice Mayor of the City of Salem for 
20 years and chaired the Council Audit Committee.
  Mr. Green is survived by his wife of 31 years, Anne Marie Green; his 
five children, Michele Green and her husband Robert Walker, Adrian 
Green and his wife Kelsey Johnson, Emily Green, Michael Green, and Mark 
Green; and two grandchildren, Michael Green, Jr. and Angus Green. I 
offer my condolences on their loss.

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