[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 180 (Wednesday, November 14, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1521]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE IN MEMORY OF CHISWELL LANGHORNE, JR.

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                           HON. HAROLD ROGERS

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 14, 2018

  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
the late Chiswell D. Langhorne, Jr., in memory of his quiet support of 
Eastern Kentucky, where he made an invaluable impact in the lives of 
people living and working in the coalfields.
  Although he was not a native Kentuckian, Mr. Langhorne shared our 
Appalachian roots from Lynchburg, Virginia. He graduated from the 
University of Virginia and the University of Virginia Law School. He 
also attended post graduate programs at Harvard and Sloan School at 
MIT. He was a trust officer at NS&T Bank for 15 years and maintained a 
successful law practice. Mr. Langhorne joined Kentucky River Coal 
Corporation's board in 1965, serving as an active board member, past 
chairman and as vice chairman, a role he held from 1983 until April 
2018. He guided the company and its successor, Kentucky River 
Properties (KRP) through an expansion into Indiana, Illinois, West 
Virginia and western Kentucky. Mr. Langhorne had an innate passion for 
supporting job creation in Central Appalachia through the coal industry 
and silently invested in opportunities to improve life in the 
mountains. For example, he consistently insisted KRP contribute to 
local school systems to emphasize the importance on expanding 
educational opportunities in Appalachia.
  Refusing personal accolades for his philanthropic spirit, Mr. 
Langhorne advocated for Kentucky River Properties to invest in our 
greatest resource--our people. In an unprecedented move from the coal 
industry in 2010, KRP donated $500,000 to the Operation UNITE 
Foundation, Eastern Kentucky's first non-profit anti-drug organization, 
to pay for substance abuse treatment vouchers to be distributed over 
the course of five years. The vouchers were awarded to low-income 
individuals in a four-county area in Eastern Kentucky who otherwise 
could not afford a residential treatment program. Thanks to his 
support, countless lives have been saved from potential drug overdose 
deaths and families have been reunited through recovery.
  Mr. Langhorne's commitment to Eastern Kentucky through KRP has helped 
transform our region and pave a brighter path for future generations. 
My wife, Cynthia, and I send our heartfelt condolences to Mr. 
Langhorne's family and friends. We deeply appreciate the compassion he 
showed for fellow Appalachian families throughout his career.

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