Johnny Isakson: “As one ages, there are many things they appreciate in life. There is nothing greater or more appreciated than…”

“As one ages, there are many things they appreciate in life. There is nothing greater or more appreciated than friendship. It is an old saying that when you get toward the end of life and you go back to count friends, you can sometimes count them and only need one hand. When I look at my one hand in counting my friends, I look and see the face of Ruben Alexander Crumbley, who, on today, will celebrate his 65th birthday in McDonough, GA. So I wish to, for a moment on the floor of the Senate, memorialize that occasion but also to remind myself and all of us, as we deal with the daily workings of the Senate and the importance of our job, to never forget the importance of our friends. Sixty-five years ago, when Rubin Alexander Crumbley was born, he had a serious heart ailment, at a time when medical science was not nearly as advanced as it is today. Through the surgeries and the care of his doctor, the ailment was cured, and he has lived a long and successful life, making significant contributions to the great State of Georgia.”