[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10922]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO JACK BANDY

 Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, I wish today to honor in the 
Record of the Senate my friend, B. Jackson Bandy, a great Georgian, a 
great American, and a great citizen of Whitfield County. I honor Jack 
upon his induction into the Junior Achievement Northwest Georgia 
Business Hall of Fame.
  Junior Achievement was founded in Dalton, GA, in 1964 and sends 
volunteers from the community into local schools to teach students 
about business, economics, and personal finance. Each year the local 
district serves more than 8,900 students in 44 schools, including more 
than 30 schools in Whitfield and Murray Counties. The district has more 
than 300 volunteers. Nominees from this community for this award were 
selected based on business excellence, inspiring leadership, community 
involvement, and innovation.
  In addition, Jack was one of three founders in 1956 of the tufted 
carpet business Coronet Industries, which was eventually bought by 
Beaulieu. But Jack is more than just a businessman and great golfer. He 
is a family man--a wonderful and devoted father and grandfather. He 
would do anything for his family and friends and has touched the lives 
of many who will never be able to meet or thank him.
  Jack worked for many years as a volunteer on the Hamilton Healthcare 
System Board of Trustees in Dalton and is now an honorary trustee. For 
all of his charitable giving and hard work, the hospital named the 
``Bandy Parking Plaza'' in honor of Jack. He is the backbone of his 
Methodist Church and has worked on the board of the United Way. With 
his Junior Achievement honor, it is clear that Jack is devoted to 
educating young people at all levels, but he has also endowed the Bandy 
Chair in Preaching at Emory University, and the gym at Dalton State 
College is named for him.
  Jack Bandy is a class act who is well loved in work and at home. He 
is interested in the lives and achievements in others and will be 
embarrassed that I am honoring him today. But I feel I would be remiss 
if I did not honor him for his achievements and sacrifices. He has 
given a great deal of his time and money to make Dalton, the State of 
Georgia, and our Nation a better place to live.

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