January 11, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 6 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E35]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF BILL HORNER

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                           HON. MARK E. GREEN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 11, 2019

  Mr. GREEN of Tennessee. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commemorate a 
public servant and great American, the late Mr. Bill Horner of 
Pocahontas, Tennessee. President Ronald Reagan once said, ``Some people 
spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in this 
world. Marines don't have that problem.''
   Mr. Horner retired as a Major in the United States Marine Corps 
after serving our country and making a difference for twenty-two years 
as a Marine pilot. He then helped spread the Gospel message for sixteen 
years by flying from churches in Alabama and Tennessee to many places 
in South America. And as one of his greatest accomplishments, he 
maintained a loving marriage with his wife Mrs. Emilie Horner for 46 
years. She, his children Teresa and Chip, grandchildren Donald and 
Judith, and his eight great-grandchildren survive him.
   We know that he made a difference to their lives and to our country 
in the honorable 82 years that he lived.

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