[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 135 (Tuesday, September 13, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1609]
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                   IN MEMORY OF JUDGE FRANK SCROGGINS

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                             HON. MIKE ROSS

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 13, 2011

  Mr. ROSS of Arkansas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a true, 
dedicated public servant who left us much too soon. On Saturday, August 
28, 2011, Frank Scroggins, county judge for Lafayette County, Arkansas, 
died unexpectedly at the too-young age of 62.
  Throughout my term in Congress, I have had the distinct pleasure of 
working with Judge Scroggins and I have long admired and respected him. 
He was a very good friend.
  The people of Lafayette County first elected Judge Scroggins of 
Stamps, Ark., in 1991 and he had served as county judge ever since. For 
20 years, Judge Scroggins gave his all and fully embodied what it meant 
to be a public servant.
  Judge Scroggins was so much a part of his community that, upon his 
passing, a newspaper proclaimed Lafayette County government had ``lost 
its cornerstone.'' Indeed, there is a deep absence in the heart of 
south Arkansas.
  Judge Scroggins always worked tirelessly on behalf of the people of 
Lafayette County, never losing sight of what he was elected to do. From 
city council to the quorum court to the U.S. Congress, anyone who had 
the privilege of working with Judge Scroggins can attest to the 
sincerity, honesty and ferocity in which he served as county judge.
  My thoughts and prayers are with his wife of 42 years, Brenda, and 
the rest of his family and friends during this very difficult time.
  Today, I ask all Members of Congress to join me as we honor the life 
and legacy of Judge Frank Scroggins, who will be deeply missed in 
Lafayette County and throughout the state of Arkansas.

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