[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3953]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         REMEMBERING NORTH CAROLINA STATE SENATOR JIM FORRESTER

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of a friend, 
former colleague and public servant, North Carolina State senator Dr. 
Jim Forrester.
  Jim was a lifelong public servant. He was a brigadier general with 
the U.S. Air Force and the North Carolina Air National Guard. He served 
as a flight surgeon during the Vietnam War.
  He was a small town doctor and community leader. He and his wife of 
51 years, Mary Frances Forrester, shared the values that made our 
country great, were committed to the community, and worked tirelessly 
for the betterment of their city and State. Together they sold Bibles 
to pay for his education at Wake Forest Medical School. He made time 
from his successful practice and family to serve on the Gaston County 
Board of Commissioners in 1982 before being elected to the State 
senate, where he served 11 terms.
  Today we pay tribute to his life and service. My heart goes out to 
Mary Frances, his three daughters and son, and his eight grandchildren. 
May God's peace be with them and the many people who mourn his death 
and celebrate his life of service.

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