Recognizing the Life and Military Service of Lieutenant Colonel John Dale Ford

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Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the life and military service of Lieutenant Colonel John Dale ``JD'' Ford, who passed away on October 11 at the age of 56.

JD was born on October 16, 1962, in Laurel, Mississippi. He was a graduate of Taylorsville High School, where he was the second basemen for the Taylorsville Tartars baseball team. After graduation, he pursued higher education at Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi.

JD answered the call to serve our great nation in the Mississippi National Guard and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in October of 2018. As a Mississippi Guardsman, JD worked in the United States Property and Fiscal Operations Department for 36 years and deployed to Kuwait and Iraq.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 29 years, Bobbi Jo Ford of Brandon, Mississippi; his sons--John Dale Ford, Jr. and William Robert Ford; his daughter, Maci Ford Whyte of Brandon, Mississippi; his sisters--Marilyn Naron of Brandon, Mississippi, Nancy Ford of Brandon, Mississippi, and Emily Evans of Taylorsville, Mississippi; as well as many nieces and nephews and extended family members.

Lieutenant Colonel John Dale Ford's life was one of service, grace, love for his family, and community. He will be greatly missed by all whom he encountered.

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