[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 128 (Thursday, October 3, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H7007]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO THE LATE HOLLY JOHNSTON RICHARDSON

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of myself and 
the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Brown), I rise today to pay 
tribute to one of South Carolina's most dedicated public servants, the 
late Holly Johnston Richardson, who passed away this week after a 
courageous battle with breast cancer at the young age of 47.
  Most people know Holly Richardson as Senator Strom Thurmond's 
confidante, gatekeeper, and personal adviser since 1979, but some may 
not know she was also one of Senator Thurmond's closest friends.
  Holly was a native of Summerville, South Carolina, and was always 
loyally at Senator Thurmond's side. She commanded the most sincere 
respect from South Carolinians and Washingtonians because of her 
professionalism, her character, and her devotion to duty.
  All of South Carolina will miss Holly's Southern charm, her warmth, 
and dedication to Senator Thurmond. We extend our deepest sympathies to 
her husband Phil, to her two children, Anne and Emmet, and to her 
mother and father, Joanne and Coy Johnston. Her positive influence will 
continue through the Strom Thurmond and Holly Richardson Public Service 
Scholarship at her alma mater of Converse College in Spartanburg, South 
Carolina.

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