[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 688]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       IN MEMORY OF WAYNE SHUMATE

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                           HON. HAROLD ROGERS

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 1, 2006

  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Wayne Shumate, an all around outstanding Kentuckian. Wayne passed away 
on November 14, 2005, the day after his 71st birthday.
  Known for his intelligence, strong work ethic, and the ability to 
bring out the absolute best in people, Wayne Shumate made it easy to 
remember him. He led a distinguished career in the textile industry, 
serving as director of Jockey International and then as chairman of 
both Blue Grass Industries and Kentucky Textiles.
  Always one to enjoy a challenge, Wayne began raising blackberries at 
his Nicholas County farm in an effort to find a replacement crop for 
Kentucky's dwindling tobacco industry. Thanks to Wayne's hard work and 
business savvy, the blackberry venture took off and became incredibly 
successful. Today--twenty-years after Wayne planted his first Hull 
Thornless blackberries--WindStone Farm is nationally recognized and 
famous for its Blackberry Jam.
  Never one to rest of his laurels, Wayne was affiliated with many 
different civic and nonprofit boards, which also speaks volumes about 
his personal character and reputation. Three different Governors 
appointed him to the Kentucky Harness Racing Commission and he served 
as President of the Association of Racing Commissioners International 
(RCI). Wayne also spent two terms on the Cincinnati/Cleveland 4th 
District Federal Reserve Board, chaired Governor Julian Carroll's 
Economic Development Commission, and was widely known and recognized in 
the cities of Carlisle and Paris, Kentucky for his thoughtful 
leadership.
  Wayne was a loving father and loyal companion, and I want to take 
this opportunity to extend my heartfelt condolences to his mother, 
Carrie Spivey Shumate, his wife, Kay George Shumate, his two children, 
Clifford Wayne Shumate Jr. and Sara Paige Shumate Short, his sister, 
Rose Carol Shumate, and the rest of his family and friends.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the memory of 
Wayne Shumate. While he will be sorely missed, I am confident his 
legacy--not to mention his famous smile--will continue to live on in 
the hearts and minds of his loving family and many friends.

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