[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13297]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING HOUSTON WHITE

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                          HON. JEB HENSARLING

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 20, 2008

  Mr. HENSARLING. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Houston 
White on the 60th anniversary of his participation in the establishment 
of the Rotary Club of Rusk, Texas.
  If you've ever wondered what made individuals from the ``Greatest 
Generation'' so exceptional, one must look no further than to Mr. 
White. Ninety-five years old, Mr. White recalls surviving the Great 
Depression by spending his days picking cotton in West Texas. During 
World War II, Mr. White volunteered for the Navy, but that was just the 
beginning of his volunteerism.
  Mr. White, a graduate of Jacksonville High School and Jacksonville 
Baptist College, helped establish the Rotary Club in Rusk, Texas in 
1948. Since then, Mr. White has been an active member and was selected 
to serve as District Governor for Rotary District 5910, one of the 
highest offices a Rotarian can achieve.
  Mr. White's public service includes countless civic projects, 
volunteer efforts, and participation in Rusk city government. In 
addition, Mr. White has served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher at 
First Baptist Church.
  Mr. White is a husband to Freddye Banks Dear, a father to George 
White, and grandfather to Christopher White.
  Abraham Lincoln once said, ``In the end, it's not the years in your 
life that count. It's the life in your years.'' Well, Mr. White has 
certainly made the past ninety-five years count.
  Madam Speaker, I am honored to recognize Mr. Houston White as a 
resident in the fifth district of Texas and would like to thank him for 
his tireless service to Cherokee County, Texas, and this great nation.

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