[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 23133]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



               TRIBUTE TO BRADLEY CURRY, A GREAT AMERICAN

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. Speaker, in the days ahead we will debate the final 
actions that we will take on the budget. We have already tried to bring 
tax relief to the American people, and we in this Congress day in and 
day out are fortunate enough to be the governors of a great country 
that is the freest, safest, and richest country in the world.
  There are Americans day in and day out, as we cast these debates and 
cast our votes, who back home are working to pay the taxes that finance 
this government, volunteering their time in civic activities to make 
their community better, and day in and day out do the work of this 
country.
  I rise here today for just a moment to join many Americans who will 
next week in Washington, D.C. pay tribute to a great American, to a 
great Georgian, and to a personal friend of mine, Mr. Bradley Curry, a 
great businessman who built a company with his employees and his 
partners known as Rock-Tenn, a national, if not world leader, in 
packaging and in box board.
  While he did that, he raised a wonderful family, committed his time 
to civic activities for the best of our community, whether helping to 
solve the problems of our public hospital, Grady Memorial, work in a 
voluntary think-tank called Research Atlanta, or join with hundreds of 
other Atlantans to make a dream come true to bring the Olympic Games, 
the Centennial Olympic Games, to our city in 1996.
  Above all else, Brad Curry is a dedicated American. His partisanship 
is red, white, and blue. He works for the best of our country and 
business, the best in mankind in our community and, most importantly of 
all, for the continuing foundation of our freedom that we enjoy.
  So for this moment on this floor, I rise to pay tribute to Bradley 
Curry, who will retire at the end of this year from the Rock-Tenn 
Corporation, but will not retire from his tireless efforts on behalf of 
his city, his State and his country. I ask all in this Congress to join 
me in paying their highest respects to Bradley Curry of Atlanta, 
Georgia, upon his retirement from the Rock-Tenn Corporation.

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