[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15622]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     IN HONOR OF COMMISSIONER JACKSON ``JACK'' ANDERSON STONE, SR.

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 1, 2015

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy heart and 
solemn remembrance that I rise today to pay tribute to an outstanding 
public servant and civic leader of Georgia, Commissioner Jackson 
``Jack'' Anderson Stone, Sr., longtime County Commissioner of District 
6 in Dougherty County, Georgia. Sadly, Commissioner Stone passed away 
on Thursday, September 24, 2015. A funeral service was held on 
Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 11:00 am at Sunnyside Baptist Church in 
Albany, Georgia.
  A Georgia man through and through, Jackson Stone was born in Meigs, 
Georgia in 1941 to the late Grady and Neda West Stone. He proudly 
served our nation in the United States Army, serving one tour in 
Okinawa, Japan. When Jack returned to the United States, he built a 
career in the auto sales business and became Co-Owner and General 
Manager at Albany Lincoln Mercury. He subsequently founded his own 
businesses: Quick Auto Sales, Creekside Auto Sales and Creekside RV and 
Mobile Home Park.
  For Jack Stone, family and community took the utmost priority in his 
life. With this in mind, he sought to improve his community and serve 
his fellow citizens as District 6 County Commissioner in Dougherty 
County, Georgia. His leadership and work ethic were widely respected, 
resulting in his serving as County Commissioner for twenty-eight years. 
His long tenure makes it clear that Commissioner Stone was admired and 
loved by his constituents and countless others in Southwest Georgia.
  In addition to his civic duties, Commissioner Stone also served as a 
member of the Albany Chamber of Commerce and several other public 
service organizations in Albany and Dougherty County.
  In his spare time, Commissioner Stone and his family enjoyed RV 
camping. He also took great pleasure in managing his farm, tending his 
cows and riding around with his dog, B.J.
  Commissioner Stone has achieved much in his life but none of this 
would have been possible without the love and support of his wife of 52 
years, Charlotte; his children, Jack, Blair, and Karen; his 
grandchildren, Ande, Lexie, Reverend Matthew, Taylor, Mark, Hannah, 
McKenzie, Shannon, and Josh; four great-grandchildren, Savanna, Lucus, 
Carson, and Brock; and a host of other family members and friends.
  Mr. Speaker, my wife Vivian and I, along with the more than 730,000 
residents of the Second Congressional District of Georgia, salute 
Commissioner Stone for his exceptional public service and everlasting 
commitment to his community. I ask my colleagues in the House of 
Representatives to join us in extending our deepest condolences to 
Commissioner Stone's family and friends during this difficult time. We 
pray that they will be consoled and comforted by an abiding faith and 
the Holy Spirit in the days, weeks and months ahead.

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