[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17387]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING BILL FELTON

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                        HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR.

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 29, 2010

  Mr. DUNCAN. Madam Speaker, Bill Felton of Knoxville, Tennessee, is 
one of the most respected men in my District. His military career and 
civic service make him admired by everyone fortunate to know him.
  Bill Felton is a leading expert in the transportation field. His 
education began at the University of Tennessee, where he majored in 
transportation and received a Bachelor of Science degree in business 
administration. He soon found himself in the United States Army 
Transportation Corps, rising to top leadership positions.
  Bill's long and distinguished career in the Corps began with his 
commission as Second Lieutenant and lasted three decades, when he 
retired as a Colonel. During his time in the military, Bill was 
stationed mostly at the U.S. Army Transportation Corps' headquarters at 
Fort Eustis, Virginia, where he became an expert in transportation and 
logistical matters for the military.
  During his military career, Bill continued his training and education 
through many courses, including instruction at the Industrial College 
of the Armed Forces and the completion of the Defense Advanced Traffic 
Management Course, Transportation Movements Officer Extension Course, 
and Transportation Corps Career Officer Course. He also graduated from 
the Command and General Staff College.
  Bill loves the military and does everything he can to help those in 
active service; but he has always had an especially soft spot for 
Veterans.
  He is the founder of the East Tennessee Veteran's Memorial 
Association and is largely responsible for the Veterans Memorial at 
World's Fair Park in downtown Knoxville.
  Bill has always felt very strongly about our Nation and is very 
patriotic. Never one to sit by idly and complain, he has always taken 
an active role in politics. He served as President of the West 
Knoxville Republican Club and Executive Committee Member of the Knox 
County Republican Party.
  His other civic contributions include serving as Vice President of 
the Knoxville Convention and Visitor's Bureau and on the Board of 
Directors of the Bijou Art Center. He also worked tirelessly for the 
Knoxville Dogwood Arts Festival, Girls' Club, Knoxville Rotary Club, 
and rose to top leadership at the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce.
  Bill is also a respected businessman who is a leader in the life 
insurance industry. Several articles he wrote on the industry have been 
published nationally, and he is the former President of the Knoxville 
Association of Life Underwriters.
  Madam Speaker, I do not see how anyone could love this Country more 
than Bill Felton. I call his service and devotion to the United States 
and his Community to the attention of my colleagues and other readers 
of the Record.

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