[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4443]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING CARL LAWRENCE ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM GILES COUNTY FARM 
                                 BUREAU

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                           HON. LINCOLN DAVIS

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 14, 2008

  Mr. LINCOLN DAVIS of Tennessee. Madam Speaker, a great friend of 
farmers in my district and across the Volunteer State retired from 
thirty years of dedicated service to the Farm Bureau this year. Carl 
Lawrence served the Giles County Farm Bureau with distinction in 
service to the hard working farmers of Tennessee, and I proudly rise 
today to commend him for a lifetime of work for our agriculture 
community.
  After serving his country as a combat soldier in Vietnam, Carl 
returned to the state he honorably defended overseas and joined the 
Farm Bureau in Rutledge, Tennessee. There, he earned a reputation for 
dedicated management and quickly earned a promotion for his hard work 
and diligence. Carl's efforts helped swell the ranks at Giles County 
Farm Bureau, from 1,600 to nearly 5,000 members, and did a great deal 
to ensure that the local Farm Bureau did everything it could to aid 
farmers throughout the county.
  For all he has done, I am proud to join the Farm Bureau of Giles 
County in wishing Carl Lawrence a happy retirement and recognize him 
for a career well spent in service to the farmers of Tennessee.

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