During the Warren County Commission Meeting on Monday, County Commissioner Carl D. Bouldin presented before the commission a resolution to honor A.C. Witt Jr. for committing 64 years of service to the Warren County Equalization Board. A motion was passed to hear the resolution.
Mike Witherspoon, chairman of the Equalization Board, was invited to speak before the commission. “Executive Bell, commissioners, citizens of Warren County. On behalf of the assessor’s office and the Warren County Board of Equalization, I appreciate this opportunity to request your review and approval of this resolution, honoring the service of Mr. A.C. Witt on the Warren County Equalization Board. Thanks to Robert for drawing up the resolution,” said Witherspoon.
“Mr. Arzie Calvin Witt Jr., or Mr. A.C. Witt Jr.; Mr. Witt, age 96, passed from this life on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville. A.C. Witt Jr. was born Nov. 10, 1925 in Rock Island. He was a farmer, a member of the Bybee Branch Church of Christ and a former member of the Eureka Church of Christ. He served on the Warren County Equalization Board for 64 years,” said Witherspoon. He then read a definition of the word “commitment,” and related that definition to Witt’s dedication to his work on the equalization board. “I think, no doubt, Mr. Witt was committed to serving the citizens of Warren County.”
Witt’s last year of service to the board was in 2020, making his first year on the equalization board 1956. “That is not before I was born,” said Witherspoon, “but I imagine before most of you were born.”
“Supposedly, there was a board member in another county that had served 28 or 29 years, and was getting ready to retire. Another board member said, ‘Don’t retire. Stay on until you get 30, because nobody will ever pass that record.’ I believe Mr. Witt blew that record out of the water,” said Witherspoon. He then thanked the commissioners for their consideration.
The commissioners voted unanimously to pass the resolution recognizing Witt. “Mr. Witt deserves that,” said County Executive, Terry Bell.
