[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 161 (Friday, September 17, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E981]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF MR. JEFF STICE

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                         HON. BARRY LOUDERMILK

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 17, 2021

  Mr. LOUDERMILK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and 
legacy of my friend, Mr. Jeff Stice, who went to be with the Lord 
unexpectedly on September 14, 2021, at the age of 61.
  Mr. Stice, affectionately known as `Mr. Piano Man,' was a multi-
award-winning gospel music pianist with a prolific music career. He 
first laid hands on a piano as a young boy, and quickly showed a great 
talent on the instrument. At the age of fifteen, Jeff played for his 
first gospel quartet, alongside his father. He went on to study piano 
at Western Kentucky University, where he refined his natural talent and 
gained an even greater appreciation for music. Shortly thereafter, he 
began to venture into gospel music professionally. During his early 
career, he played with the Blackwood Brothers, the Rex Nelon Singers, 
and Perfect Heart, and appeared alongside countless other gospel 
groups, including the legendary Oak Ridge Boys, as well as venturing 
into solo performing. Jeff later helped form the Triumphant Quartet at 
Louise Mandrell's music theater in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Mr. Stice 
spent twelve years playing with Triumphant, during which time he was 
inducted into the Edmonson County Music Hall of Fame, in his hometown 
of Brownsville, Kentucky, and co-produced the Grammy-nominated album 
Everyday. In 2016, he was inducted into the GMA Gospel Music Hall of 
Fame for his earlier work with the Rex Nelon Singers. His career as a 
solo musician earned him the honor of performing at Carnegie Hall, the 
U.S. Capitol, and other esteemed venues throughout the country.
  In 2014, Jeff rededicated his life to Christ and began to focus more 
intimately on his relationship with God. He continued to perform as a 
solo musician, pianist, and producer for countless gospel groups, with 
the mission of using music to convey his unshakeable faith in the Lord.
  Jeff is survived by his loving wife Stacey and their four children. 
He will be greatly missed, not only by his family and in his community, 
but by gospel music fans everywhere. On behalf of the 11th 
Congressional District of Georgia, and the United States House of 
Representatives, I offer my heartfelt condolences and prayers to Mr. 
Jeff Stice's family and commend the legacy he leaves to his family and 
friends and the entire gospel music world.

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