[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 23]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 31343]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING DR. FLOYD E. ``JACK'' BOWLING

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                        HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR.

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 10, 2009

  Mr. DUNCAN. Madam Speaker, today I wish to pay tribute and celebrate 
the long and successful life of one of my District's most devoted 
community leaders and academics.
  Dr. Floyd E. ``Jack'' Bowling recently passed away at the age of 98. 
Dr. Bowling was beloved in Athens, Tennessee, one of the finest 
communities in the State. For the past 50 years, he called Athens home 
and full-heartedly devoted his time to bettering his beloved Tennessee 
Wesleyan College.
  Dr. Bowling served Tennessee Wesleyan College not only as a teacher 
and administrator but also as its most important fundraiser and 
benefactor.
  His impact on the college is evident as one strolls its beautiful 
campus. He had a special passion for athletics, and through Dr. 
Bowling's own donations and fundraising, he was almost solely 
responsible for Tennessee Wesleyan College's new baseball field and 
stadium, which rightfully bears his name.
  He was also greatly responsible for the school's tennis complex and 
gym bleachers and used his own money to create the college's first 
computer lab.
  Everyone had the deepest admiration and respect for Dr. Bowling. 
Great communities and institutions of higher education around the 
Nation are made so only by selfless and devoted persons like Dr. 
Bowling.
  The current President of Tennessee Wesleyan College, Steve Condon, 
recently told the Daily Post Athenian Newspaper, ``Virtually everything 
he touched, every person he engaged, every project he attempted and 
every colleague and student he mentored was better off because of his 
light. He was a gift from God to all of us.''
  We can all only strive to be remembered in such a way.
  Dr. Bowling's service was not confined to Tennessee Wesleyan 
College's campus. He has long been a supporter of the McMinn Living 
Heritage Museum and United Way of McMinn and Meigs Counties. He also 
served as president of the Kiwanis Club, where he was a longtime 
member.
  Madam Speaker, the passing of Dr. Floyd E. ``Jack'' Bowling is a 
tremendous loss for the Athens community, Tennessee Wesleyan College, 
his family and many friends, and the multiple causes he has championed 
over the years. I call his service to the attention of my colleagues 
and other readers of the Record and thank him for being an example to 
us all.

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