[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 120 (Tuesday, July 29, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S5045]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    REMEMBERING WAYMAN GRAY SHERRER

 Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, it is proper that we note the 
death of an American patriot who served the U.S. government with 
dedication for many years. The Nation lost Wayman Gray Sherrer, 86, on 
March 12, 2014. He graduated from the fine Howard College, now Samford 
University, where he was senior class president, and the University of 
Alabama School of Law in the class of 1956. Before college, he served 
in the U.S. Marine Corps.
  Following law school, he served 6 years with the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, after which he was elected county solicitor (district 
attorney) for Blount County, AL. In 1969, he was appointed U.S. 
attorney for the Northern District of Alabama and served ably in that 
position for 8 years. During that time, I served as an assistant U.S. 
attorney for the Southern District of Alabama and came to know him. We 
maintained contact over the years and were able to talk over those 
special times. He served his county and country with distinction, was 
active in community and civic affairs, and as a member of the Lester 
Memorial United Methodist Church.
  Wayman loved his country and served her with fidelity. I was proud to 
know him.

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