[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 56 (Tuesday, May 10, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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          TOMMY THOMPSON: SERVING THE LAW AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 10, 1994

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, in recent weeks, the House has spent a great 
deal of time and energy crafting a comprehensive crime bill that will 
give law enforcement officials more of the tools they've told us they 
need to go after the criminals that are bringing fear to even the 
quietest of neighborhoods.
  But even with those tools in place, it still will be up to the men 
and women of law enforcement to carry out the daily front-line battle 
against crime. I rise today to recognize one such person.
  For 25 years, dating back to his days as a legal officer at Fort 
Bragg, NC, Tom P. Thompson Jr.--Tommy to just about everyone who knows 
him--has dedicated himself to the law and law enforcement.
  For the last 17 of those years, Tommy has served middle Tennessee as 
district attorney for the 15th judicial circuit where he and his staff, 
working with local and State law enforcement officials, are charged 
with insuring that justice is carried out swiftly, strictly, and 
fairly. That's an increasingly difficult task with expanding caseloads 
burdening not only police and sheriff's departments but also 
prosecutors, courts, and prisons.
  But Tommy's efforts to make a difference in his community haven't 
been limited to his work as district attorney. For the past 20 years, 
he's served on the board of Tri-County Electric Membership Corp., 
acting as president in 1989. His guidance and advice, along with the 
rest of the board, have helped Tri-County boost economic development 
throughout some of the more rural areas of middle Tennessee and 
southern Kentucky.
  Likewise, as member of the board of Citizens Bank in Hartsville, TN, 
Tommy has helped a smalltown bank grow and expand in today's 
complicated, highly-competitive financial world while still maintaining 
its hometown character and service.
  This week, Tommy will be honored at the annual law day dinner at 
Cumberland University in Lebanon, TN. Please join me in saluting Tommy 
Thompson's work on behalf of the legal profession, law enforcement and 
the middle Tennessee community.

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