[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H940]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING JAMES BLACKBURN

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to remember the 
life of Mr. James Blackburn, who passed away on January 22 at the age 
of 94.
  Mr. Blackburn dedicated his life to practicing law and using his 
craft to make the Savannah area a better place to live. He was sworn in 
to the bar over 70 years ago and worked as the city attorney for the 
city of Savannah until he was 86. He even continued to legally 
represent the Savannah Airport Commission until just last year, when he 
was 93 years old.
  But his service to the public went much further than the law. He 
served in the United States Navy during World War II as a radarman on a 
tugboat, was a recorder with the Alee Shrine, and was a former 
president of the Kiwanis Club of Savannah. Through all of his work, he 
believed in treating all people with fairness, dignity, and compassion.
  His family and friends will be in my thoughts and prayers during this 
most difficult time.

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