[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 125 (Thursday, July 30, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S4368]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                   TRIBUTE TO WAYNE FRANKLIN PHILLIPS

 Mr. HUSTED. Mr. President, today I would like to wish Mr. 
Wayne Franklin Phillips of Deshler, OH, a happy 100th birthday. Mr. 
Phillips was born on August 5, 1926, on a farm outside of Hamler with 
his three brothers and sisters. Mr. Phillips served our country bravely 
in WWII, eventually earning the rank of sergeant TEC 4. He was 
honorably discharged in 1946. Mr. Phillips married Eileen Rutter on 
January 1, 1950, and lived on Elm Street, where they raised their three 
children Wayne, Paul, and Martha. Mr. Phillips started the Phillips Oil 
Company in 1950, where he still drives to work every day along with his 
two sons, grandson, and nephew. Mr. Phillips is a faithful member of 
Deshler United Methodist Church and was politically engaged, serving as 
Henry County commissioner for 16 years and a Deshler City councilman 
for 4 years.

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