[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 197 (Friday, November 12, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1223-E1224]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF BOB KNIGHT

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                     HON. ERIC A. ``RICK'' CRAWFORD

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 12, 2021

  Mr. CRAWFORD. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and 
legacy of Bob Knight, a man who gave himself freely and fully to his 
family, business, state and community, who died on October 28, 2021.
  He was born July 15, 1945, in the former Rollins Hospital at 
Gassville, Arkansas. Bob graduated from Mountain Home High School in 
1963, the Wichita School of Broadcasting in 1965, and served in the 
U.S. Navy from 1965 to 1969 aboard the battleship New Jersey.

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  Those who were lucky enough to know Bob were aware that he had a deep 
and abiding passion for the Bombers, broadcasting, the Twin Lakes Area, 
his state, and the Navy. Many of his numberless stories were centered 
on one of those passions. His family was his first priority. He was 
married to the former Sue Hightower for 48 years. They were a team in 
every sense of the word. He would light up when talking about his 
daughter and grandchildren.
  Bob was 23 when he started working at KTLO in 1968. He and Sue were 
part of a group including two local doctors--Johnny and Bobby Ahrens--
who bought the station in 1973. In 1994, current co-owner Danny Ward 
and his wife, Velma, became partners, along with Charlie and Scottie 
Earls. Mountain Lakes Broadcasting Corporation was formed. The Knights 
and Wards bought the Earls' interest in 2012.
  Bob earned accolades for his devoted and tireless service to 
organizations both local and statewide. He was president of the 
Mountain Home Educational Foundation for 16 years. He was also a past 
president of the Arkansas Broadcasters' Association and chairman of the 
Arkansas Parks and Tourism Commission. The jobs Bob held had one 
general aim--to make the Twin Lake Area and the State of Arkansas 
better places to live and work.
  Bob's sense of humor brightened up the day and will be missed. For 
four decades, people in the KTLO listening area have started their day 
with his program's signature opening, ``It's time to rise and shine.'' 
Bob Knight was preceded in death by his wife of almost 50 years, Sue 
Hightower Knight; and son, Jordan Knight. He is survived by his 
daughter, Heather Loftis, her husband, Chris, and two grandchildren: 
Mia and Jordan Zane Loftis.

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