[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9291]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       IN MEMORY OF JOHNNY RAPERT

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                             HON. MIKE ROSS

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 18, 2007

  Mr. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Johnny 
Rapert of Hope, Arkansas, who passed away March 31, 2007.
  Throughout his years of service to his community, to his students at 
the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope, and to the state 
of Arkansas, Johnny was a leader and an inspiration to many. His 
dedicated commitment to making his beloved state of Arkansas a better 
place to live was evident in everything he did.
  Johnny was a former Chancellor of the University of Arkansas 
Community College at Hope and a former Arkansas State Representative. 
He was a devoted family man and a model civic leader. He was recognized 
as the 1996 Hope-Hempstead County Citizen of the Year and was a member 
of the Unity Baptist Church of Hope, the Lions Club and was a Gideon--
all of which embodied his steadfast service and his dedication to 
giving back.
  I send my deepest condolences to his wife, Pat; his sons Daniel 
Rapert of San Antonio, TX, Rick Dollins of Pocahontas, AR, Robert 
``Bobby'' Dollins of Pocahontas, AR, and Michael Dollins of Granite 
City, IL; his daughters Debbie Yen of Memphis, TN, Patty Harrod of 
Strong, AR, Connie Zimmer of Hope, AR, and Donna Ragan of Pocahontas, 
AR; his sister Rita Jackson of St. Louis, MO, and his 16 grandchildren.
  Johnny will be missed by his family, his church, his community and 
all those who knew him and called him a friend. I will continue to keep 
his family in my thoughts and prayers.

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