[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 142 (Wednesday, November 19, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1638-E1639]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      REMEMBERING CARL E. SANDERS

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                           HON. PHIL GINGREY

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 19, 2014

  Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 
life of former Governor of Georgia and Chairman Emeritus of Troutman 
Sanders LLP, Carl E. Sanders, and thank him for his service to country 
and community.
  A Georgia native, Sanders excelled in athletics and attended the 
University of Georgia on a football scholarship. In 1943, he enlisted 
in the Army Air Corps to fight in World War II and served honorably as 
a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber pilot. After the war he completed his 
degree and entered the University of Georgia Law School. In 1947, he 
received his LL.B. degree, was admitted to the bar, and married Betty 
Bird Foy. They settled in Augusta, where their two children, Betty Foy 
and Carl Edward, Jr., were born.
  Sanders's political career began in 1954 when he was elected to the 
Georgia House of Representatives, and again two years later when he 
advanced to the State Senate. In 1962, Sanders became the first Georgia 
Governor elected by popular vote. At the time, he was the youngest 
governor in the country at 37. He substantially expanded and advanced 
transportation and education, and supported the Civil Rights movement 
in a place and in a time where the movement wasn't as popular.
  After leaving the Governor's office in 1967, Sanders founded the law 
firm now known as Troutman Sanders LLP, which has grown into an 
international firm with more than 600 attorneys. Sanders managed the 
firm for 25 years and continued to serve the firm as Chairman Emeritus 
and as a partner--who continued to come to the office most days until 
his passing.
  Sanders was a role model and community leader, his colleagues and 
friends will always

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remember Sanders as a mentor and inspiration to Georgians and Americans 
everywhere.
  Mr. Speaker, I extend my deepest condolences to Carl E. Sanders's 
wife of 67 years, Betty and the rest of his surviving friends and 
family during this most difficult of times.

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