,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ajh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#ac1 #bjai ,mr4 ,burr 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,tillis1 and ,mr4 ,paul7 submitted the 
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,honoring the life1 accomplishments1 and
 legacy of ,representative ,walter      
,beamon ,jones1 ,jr4  ,whereas the      
passing of ,walter ,beamon ,jones1 ,jr4 
7in this preamble referred to as ,walter
 ,b4 ,jones71 on ,february #aj1 #bjai1  
was a monumental loss to his wife1      
,joe,anne1 and their daughter1 ,ashley1 
as well as a deep loss for the ,third   
,congressional ,district of ,north      
,carolina and the entire ,congress2     
,whereas ,walter ,b4 ,jones was born on 
,february #aj1 #aidc1 in ,farmville1    
,north ,carolina1 to ,walter ,b4 ,jones1
 ,sr41 and ,doris ,long2 ,whereas       
,walter ,b4 ,jones attended ,hargrave   
,military ,academy in ,chatham1         
,virginia1 and went on to ,atlantic     

,christian ,college1 where he received  
his degree in history in #aiff2         
,whereas1 also in #aiff1 ,walter ,b4    
,jones married his wife of more than #ej
 years1 ,joe,anne ,whitehurst1 and they 
later welcomed their only child1 ,ashley
 ,elizabeth2 ,whereas ,walter ,b4 ,jones
 went on to serve for #d years in the   
,north ,carolina ,national ,guard1      
beginning his long career of serving the
 people of ,north ,carolina2 ,whereas1  
in #aihb1 following in his father's     
footsteps1 ,walter ,b4 ,jones was       
elected to serve the ,ninth ,district in
 the ,house of ,representatives of      
,north ,carolina1 ultimately serving #e 
consecutive terms2 ,whereas1 in #aiid1  
,walter ,b4 ,jones was elected to       
represent the ,third ,congressional     
,district of ,north ,carolina in the    
,house of ,representatives of the       
,united ,states1 where he served for #ab
 full terms2 ,whereas1 although ,walter 
,b4 ,jones began his political career as
 a ,democrat and later switched to the  

,republican ,party1 he always voted with
 his constituents of ,eastern ,north    
,carolina in mind1 regardless of party  
position2 ,whereas ,walter ,b4 ,jones   
worked tirelessly on the ,committee on  
,armed ,services of the ,house of       
,representatives to advocate for members
 of the ,armed ,forces and their        
families2 ,whereas ,walter ,b4 ,jones   
was a staunch advocate for peace and    
began a letter-writing campaign to the  
loved ones of the fallen soldiers in    
,iraq and ,afghanistan1 personally      
sending more than #aa1bjj letters2      
,whereas ,walter ,b4 ,jones worked for  
#ad years to finally restore honor to   
and clear the names of #b deceased      
,marine pilots who had been wrongly     
blamed for a military accident that took
 the lives of #ag other ,marines2       
,whereas the heritage of ,eastern ,north
 ,carolina held an important place in   
the heart of ,walter ,b4 ,jones1 moving 
him to protect the ,shackleford ,banks  
,wild ,horses and to work to extend     

protections to the ,corolla ,wild       
,horses that have freely roamed the     
beaches of ,north ,carolina for         
centuries2 ,whereas ,walter ,b4 ,jones  
worked closely with ,government agencies
 in his district1 particularly the      
,national ,park ,service1 to ensure his 
constituents and guests in the district 
were able to enjoy the natural beauty of
 the coastline of ,north ,carolina2     
,whereas ,walter ,b4 ,jones had an      
outstanding working relationship with   
the fishermen and beach communities in  
the ,third ,congressional ,district of  
,north ,carolina1 always advocating on  
behalf of the marine industry and       
maintaining continuous engagement on    
coastal issues2 ,whereas1 in #bjjd1     
,walter ,b4 ,jones was voted by         
congressional staffers as the nicest    
,member of ,congress1 a testament to his
 ever-gracious and humble demeanor2     
,whereas ,walter ,b4 ,jones1 always a   
man of the people1 built an outstanding 
record in constituent services1 ensuring

 every person in his district would have
 access to him and his office2 and      
,whereas ,walter ,b4 ,jones is survived 
by his wife of #ec years1 ,joe,anne1 and
 daughter1 ,ashley ,elizabeth3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 honors the life1 accomplishments1  
and legacy of ,congressman ,walter ,b4  
,jones1 ,jr42 and  7#b7 extends its     
warmest sympathies to the family1       
friends1 and loved ones of ,congressman 
,walter ,b4 ,jones1 ,jr4