[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 168 (Monday, September 27, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1028]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING THOMAS HUFFORD

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                        HON. H. MORGAN GRIFFITH

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 27, 2021

  Mr. GRIFFITH. Madam Speaker, I rise in honor of Thomas Michael 
Hufford, who passed away on August 29, 2021, at the age of 86. Mr. 
Hufford was a prominent business owner and community leader in the 
Roanoke area.
  Mr. Hufford was born on August 14, 1935 in Huntington, West Virginia 
to Genevieve Eloise Kirley Wippel Hufford of Huntington and Anthony 
Wippel. He graduated in 1953 from St. Joseph High School in Huntington, 
West Virginia where he served as president of his class. He attended 
Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Virginia, graduating in 
1957. Following college, he was in the army reserves at Fort Knox.
  Mr. Hufford was an insurance agent by trade and owner of Hufford 
Insurance in Roanoke, Virginia. For all his life, he sustained a strong 
voice in politics and his community. He served as the Planning 
Commissioner of Roanoke County for several years. He also ran for State 
Senate and Congress of Virginia in the 1970s. His civic service through 
business and leadership made a profound impact on his community and 
those around him.
  Mr. Hufford was preceded in death by his wife, Ada D. Hufford. He is 
survived by his two daughters, Karen Hufford and Jill Hufford, and his 
younger brother, Frederick M. Hufford. He also has two granddaughters, 
Morgan Dilling and Samantha Hufford, and a great-granddaughter, Melah 
Grace Dilling. I offer them my condolences on their loss.

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