[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 122 (Tuesday, August 23, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                E X T E N S I O N   O F   R E M A R K S


       ROBERT J. SUDDARTH, SERVING WITH DISTINCTION FOR 32 YEARS

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 23, 1994

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to thank a loyal and dedicated public 
employee who has served Rutherford County with distinction for 32 years 
as circuit court clerk, and to congratulate him on his retirement.
  I have a feeling that if you were able to look up the phrase 
``longtime resident'' in the dictionary you just might see Robert 
Suddarth's picture next to it. He moved to Rutherford County in 1946, 
attended my alma mater, Middle Tennessee State University, and married 
Mary McKee in January 1947.
  After working at the State Farm central office for 7 years, he was 
elected to his first term as circuit court clerk in 1962. He served 
that office and the people of Rutherford County with distinction for 32 
years.
  He will be missed no only by judges, attorneys, officers of the 
court, and his 30 deputy clerks, but by the police departments in 
Murfreesboro, Smyrna, Lavergne and, of course, the Rutherford County 
Sheriffs Department.
  Mr. Suddarth has served the community not only professionally but as 
a volunteer and citizen as well. He has worked assiduously on behalf of 
the Lions Club, the Sportsmen's Club, the Farm Bureau, and is an active 
member of the Old Lebanon Methodist Church.
  The retirement of Mr. Suddarth leaves more than a trace of sadness 
for his friends and colleagues, but considerable happiness for his 
beloved family members who can now spend more time with him: his wife, 
Mary, who has also served the community as a teacher for 29 years; his 
daughter, Mary Lou Suddarth-Orr, and son-in-law, Wayne Orr; and his 
three grandsons, Laurence, Ethan, and Jarred.

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