[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 182 (Friday, November 3, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H5382]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         REMEMBERING TOM DURDEN

  (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. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of 
Tom Durden who passed away at the age of 66.
  Durden was a famous district attorney for the Atlantic Judicial 
Circuit. In 1984, 2 years after earning a law degree from Mercer 
University, he joined the DA's office as an assistant prosecutor until 
he was elected DA in 1998.
  He was a true public servant to the State of Georgia for almost 40 
years and led the DA's office for 24 years before retiring in 2022.
  During his career, Tom Durden worked on hundreds of criminal cases in 
the Atlantic Circuit, which includes six southeast Georgia counties 
outside Savannah.
  He was best known for working on the Tomato Patch murder case and the 
2020 Ahmaud Arbery murder.
  Durden was a hard-working, determined, and endearing person with many 
great qualities. He also had artistic talents such as singing, playing 
guitar, and playing piano.
  Durden will be remembered for being a good person and for his talents 
in and outside of the courtroom.

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