[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 17 (Monday, February 2, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H669-H670]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
RECOGNIZING STACY EGGERS, JR.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from
North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) for 5 minutes.
Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to recognize Stacy Eggers, Jr.,
of Boone, North Carolina.
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On March 20, Stacy will be 91 years old, but he hasn't let age slow
him down one bit. He still goes daily to his office on West King Street
where he has been continually practicing law since 1950. Back then, he
was one of only four attorneys in Watauga County.
Stacy is one of the last attorneys in the State of North Carolina who
did not attend law school. He was admitted by the North Carolina State
Bar to practice law on April 19, 1950, and eventually, his law practice
became a family affair.
He formed the law firm Eggers & Eggers with his son Stacy Eggers III
in 1974 and later formed Eggers, Eggers, & Eggers when his daughter
Rebecca Eggers-Gryder joined the practice.
His grandson Stacy Eggers IV, who is known as Four, joined the firm
in 2001. His granddaughter-in-law Kimberly Eggers joined the firm in
2010. Another grandson, Austin Eggers, joined the firm in 2011.
I think it bears repeating that Stacy still goes to work every day at
the age of 90. In fact, he tried a property rights case with his
grandson Four before a local jury at the age of 88. You rarely see that
kind of dedication to one's profession anymore.
In addition to his work in private practice, Stacy has served as
county attorney for Watauga County, as well as town attorney for
Blowing Rock and Seven Devils. His service to the bar also includes
terms as councilor of the North Carolina State Bar for the 24th
Judicial District, president of the Watauga Bar Association, and
president of the 24th Judicial District Bar Association.
He is an active member of the North Carolina Bar Association, where
he served on the Client Security Fund Board, which helps reimburse
individuals who have suffered financial loss as a result of the
dishonest conduct of lawyers.
In 1996, Stacy was inducted into the North Carolina General Practice
Hall of Fame and received the Liberty Bell Award in 2008. The Liberty
Bell Award is given annually by the North Carolina Bar Association's
Young Lawyers Division to one individual who ``has strengthened the
American system of freedom under law.''
Active in the local community, Stacy has served as a member of the
Watauga County Hospital Board of Trustees, the Watauga County Board of
Elections, the Boone Rotary Club, the executive committee of the
Watauga County Republican Party, the Boone Chamber of Commerce, and the
Watauga Savings and Loan Association Board of Directors. He also
currently serves on the board for LifeStore Bank.
Prior to his career as a lawyer, Stacy served in the Army Air Corps
during World War II. When describing the experience to his children in
later years, he would say he received a personal invitation from the
President to take an all-expense paid world tour.
He left on a transport out of Charleston, North Carolina, and by the
time he arrived in Los Angeles at the end of the war, he had served his
country in locations across the globe, including Africa, the
Mediterranean, India, and Tinian. Stacy is a lifetime member and past
commander of the American Legion and a lifetime member and judge
advocate of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Stacy raised four children with his loving and supportive wife of 56
years, Elizabeth Bingham Eggers, who passed away in 2004. He is blessed
with eight grandsons and three great-grandsons and has another great-
grandbaby on the way. His family is one of the most respected families
in Watauga County.
Stacy is a man of few words but great wisdom. He has tremendous
insights into human nature, and his observations are well worth
hearing. Watauga County is fortunate to call this hardworking citizen
one of its own.
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