[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 22 (Thursday, February 3, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E105-E106]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING ROSS MALONE, JR. ON HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY

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                             HON. MO BROOKS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 3, 2022

  Mr. BROOKS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor an extraordinary 
Alabamian, on the occasion of his 100th birthday, Mr. Ross Malone, Jr.
  Ross Malone Jr. was born February 10th, 1922, to Ross Malone Sr. and 
Corine Bibb Malone in Decatur, Alabama. When he was in Junior High, his 
parents relocated to Louisville, Kentucky for his fathers' job at L&N 
Railway. In 1941, Mr. Malone graduated from Central High School in 
Louisville, KY.

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  From 1943 to 1946, Mr. Malone honorably guarded depots and Prisoners 
of War (POW) during World War II, where his battalion was sent to 
Normandy one week after D-Day. On July 2, 2019, he was presented with a 
Quilt of Valor, a handmade quilt awarded to a service member or veteran 
who fought for our nation. After returning from war, he married his 
high school sweetheart, Ethelda Mason, on June 5th, 1946, and together 
they raised five children. Mr. Malone worked at the Decatur Southern 
Railway Depot. He and Ethelda were married for 64 years before the Lord 
called her home in May of 2011.
  After working for the Decatur Southern Railway Depot for 35-years, 
Mr. Malone was given the distinguished honor of having the ticket 
office at the train depot named after him in 2016. He is currently the 
oldest living employee of the Depot today.
  Since 1975, Mr. Malone has been a devoted member of Alpha Seventh Day 
Adventist Church where he remains active today. In 2012, he was 
featured on the cover of Radar, a premier business and entertainment 
magazine, spotlighting Mr. Malone as making a difference in his 
community and his country. Also in 2012, the Decatur Minority 
Development Association partnered with local businesses and 
corporations to host the first annual Ross Malone Charity Golf 
Tournament in his honor.
  Madam Speaker, Ross Malone, Jr.'s military service, work ethic, and 
passion for serving others represents the best of America.
  I wish Mr. Malone and his family the best as they celebrate his 100th 
birthday.

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