[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 32 (Tuesday, March 14, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E350]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO LLOYD SMITH

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                          HON. JO ANN EMERSON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 14, 2006

  Mrs. EMERSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a loyal 
friend, a steadfast patriot, and a man without whom I could not provide 
the level of service to the people of Missouri's Eighth Congressional 
District. Lloyd Smith has devoted his professional career to our 
district. This month, we celebrate 25 years of his service and 
leadership.
  For all but a few months of those 25 years, Lloyd has been a chief of 
staff in the Emerson office. He earned the job soon after being hired 
by Bill Emerson in 1981 and kept it until Bill's final days in 1996. It 
was Lloyd who urged me to run for this seat, and there was no 
hesitation when I immediately asked him to serve as my chief of staff. 
He has advised me in that capacity ever since.
  Many things are different about the way I represent the Eighth 
District and the way Bill did. Lloyd has been the constant. He knows 
more about the Eighth District, from his Mississippi County birthplace 
to the sole of the Bootheel, the width and breadth of the Ozarks, the 
length of the Mississippi River, and all the wonderful people who live 
in the towns that dot our map. He knows Southern Missouri like the back 
of his hand.
  He knows policy, politics and people just as well as he knows the 
topography of the district. Lloyd gets to the point quick. He is smart, 
true to his beliefs, and unafraid to lead. He has a tremendous sense of 
humor, a confident charisma, and a genuine kindness in his heart. To 
the many individuals who have served under him, he has been a mentor 
and a role model. To the two individuals he has served in Congress, 
Lloyd is the man to turn ideas into results. And when I run out of 
ideas, Lloyd always has some of those, too.
  It is appropriate to thank Lloyd Smith in this venue, in an 
institution that has felt his influence for the past 25 years. He has 
served Bill and me, Missouri's Eighth District and our Nation; but, 
Lloyd has led each of these entities, too. I want to congratulate him, 
thank him, and express my deepest gratitude for all of his good work.

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