[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H82-H83]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING THE LIFE OF WAYNE CALVIN SMITH

  (Mr. CAWTHORN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CAWTHORN. Madam Speaker, I was raised with one brother. But I 
truly felt like I had dozens and dozens of siblings. You see, my 
cousins and I grew up a little differently than most families. We had a 
patriarch of our family who made sure that multiple times a year we all 
got together for a big hoorah. Fourth of July, kids' week, Christmas, 
many of my favorite memories in my entire life stem from the times we 
all gathered at the mountain house. Wayne Smith, my great uncle, taught 
us, the way to be truly wealthy was to have a strong family.
  Pappaw passed away on January 10. He was about to celebrate 63 years 
of marriage. He was able to touch people's souls with the way he 
talked. He would skip classes in high school so that he could work, yet 
still managed to be one of the wisest men I have ever known.
  He taught all of his grandsons how to drive a stick shift in a pickup 
truck he had since 1993. He made a bet with his son to quit smoking and 
held up his end of the bargain for 43 years.
  He was the original grill master in our family. He drank his coffee 
black or didn't drink it at all.
  I am very proud to say that he got to see the Braves win the World 
Series last season.

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  Pappaw, we all love you so much. Thank you for imparting so much 
wisdom in our lives. Thank you for making sure we all grew up with 
endless cousins who are truly brothers and sisters now.
  Go Braves, and rest in peace, Wayne Calvin Smith.

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