[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2434]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   IN RECOGNITION OF GEORGE W. JETER

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 29, 2016

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a great 
husband, father, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and friend of long 
standing to my wife, Vivian, and me--Mr. George W. Jeter. Sadly, George 
passed away on February 26, 2016. His funeral service will be held 
today, February 29, 2016 at St. Paul United Methodist Church in 
Columbus, Georgia.
  George William Jeter was born March 29, 1935, in Montgomery, Alabama. 
He graduated from Coffee County High School in Enterprise, Alabama in 
1953 and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the 
University of Alabama in 1957. After graduation, he went on to serve 
his country with distinction as an army officer from 1957-59, serving 
as a Weapons Instructor.
  George was also an Internal Revenue Agent and Field Audit Supervisor 
from 1959-1969. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief 
Financial Officer at AFLAC, Inc. and affiliates from 1969-86. He played 
a tremendous role in helping to grow the company in its early days and 
helped to launch the business in Japan, where AFLAC now does almost 75 
percent of its business. Following his retirement from AFLAC, George 
continued to serve as a consultant to the company until his passing.
  George loved collecting guns, samurai swords, and Japanese Art. 
Moreover, he also loved people and Columbus. He served on numerous 
community boards and in leadership positions to include: the 
Chattahoochee Council of Boy Scouts of America; the Columbus State 
University Foundation; the Columbus Regional Health Foundation; The 
Ronald McDonald House Charities of West Georgia; St. Paul United 
Methodist Church; Troy University; American Hospital Association; 
Georgia Hospital Association; The Rotary Club of Columbus; and the 
Columbus Technical College Foundation. He also served as a consultant 
to Denim North America where he was a constant advocate for the 
American Textile Industry. He loved young people and had a great love 
for Scouting. He has received numerous awards for his dedication to 
Scouting and its mission. And the current Boy Scout Service Center in 
Columbus is named in honor of him and his wife, Jo. He also established 
the George W. Jeter Foundation so that he could find other ways to 
support the causes that he championed throughout his life. It has been 
said that ``The true person of success is not the person that climbs 
the ladder of this life with two hands, but climbs the ladder of this 
life with one hand and reaches back with the other.'' George William 
Jeter was always reaching back to help others to reach their full 
potential. Our country and humankind are better because he travelled 
this way.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join my wife, Vivian, and me, 
along with the 730,000 people of the Second Congressional District in 
extending condolences to his wife, Jo, their four children and two 
grandchildren and our gratitude for his life of service to humanity.

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