[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 20665-20666]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING THE MEMORY OF ABE JOLLEY

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                          HON. JOHN S. TANNER

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 27, 2006

  Mr. TANNER. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in tribute to my good friend, 
Abe Jolley, whose community service and sportsmanship will be 
recognized next month at the inaugural Abe

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Jolley Memorial Golf Tournament in our hometown of Union City, 
Tennessee. The tournament will raise money for a scholarship program in 
northwest Tennessee.
  Abe was as avid and skilled a golfer as anyone I have ever met. In 
1939--the same year he was lucky enough to marry his wife, the former 
Velma Taylor--he hit his hole-in-one, only three weeks after he had 
started playing golf. Another 50 years passed before his second hole-
in-one, a slump he blamed on the hole always being in the wrong place. 
He hit four more holes-in-one toward the end of his golf career, 
including one at the age of 85.
  Abe was more than a golfer, though. He was a dedicated husband, 
father and grandfather. He worked at the Obion County Motor Company, 
was active at Union City First United Methodist Church, served more 
than 50 years as a Mason and was a charter member of Union City Civitan 
Club.
  I knew Abe Jolley all my life and, like all who knew him, was deeply 
saddened when he passed in 2004. Abe lived his life with energy and 
excitement that I always admired. Mr. Speaker, I hope you and our 
colleagues will join me in honoring the memory of a very extraordinary 
man and my dear friend, Mr. Abe Jolley.

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