[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 192 (Tuesday, November 2, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H6078-H6079]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING DICK ANTOINE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Arkansas (Mr. Westerman) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Dick 
Antoine, a wonderful man and beloved local radio personality in my 
hometown of Hot Springs.
  Dick served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam war, and in 
2018, he retired from his daily talk radio program, ``Talk of the 
Town,'' where he informed and entertained his faithful listeners for 31 
years.
  Dick is not only known for his insightful interviews and witty 
commentary but also his leadership. A few of his many projects included 
the Veterans Memorial of Garland County,

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fundraising for the Fallen Hero Memorial, and emceeing Hot Springs' 
annual Christmas parade for over 25 years and the Veterans Day parade 
for 17 years.
  Families will cherish the memories of Dick's special characterization 
of Santa Claus, the World's Tallest Leprechaun, and Oktoberfest 
ambassador in a chicken costume.
  Dick's legacy will live on in the memories of Hot Springs residents, 
and his presence will be sorely missed. My condolences go to Dick's 
family and many friends as we grieve his passing and celebrate his 
life.


                          Honoring Jim Guldin

  Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the work of a 
fellow Arkansan and Yale forester, Dr. James Guldin, or Jim as his 
friends call him.
  Jim taught at Arkansas' only forestry school, the University of 
Arkansas at Monticello, for 10 years before joining the United States 
Forest Service research division, where he made great contributions to 
our knowledge of forest ecology and management through his applied 
research and publications over a career that spanned nearly three 
decades.
  Jim worked tirelessly to restore native southern pine ecosystems, 
illustrating how science-based thinning and prescribed burning are 
common sense, and to highlight effective tools for a healthy forest 
providing cleaner air and water as well as abundant wildlife habitat.
  I truly believe Dr. Jim Guldin is the world's most knowledgeable 
person when it comes to shortleaf pine and that his work will live long 
past the lifespan of a human generation in the forests that benefited 
from his labor of love.
  I have been blessed to know some amazing conservationists in my life, 
and Jim Guldin is one of them. I wish him a happy retirement and many 
days ahead catching smallmouth bass in clear mountain streams and 
spending time where all fosterers are most at home: in the woods.

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