[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 190 (Wednesday, November 15, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H5880]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                   REMEMBERING FRANK ``SONNY'' SEILER

  (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 
Frank ``Sonny'' Seiler.
  Sonny died in his hometown of Savannah, Georgia, at the age of 90. He 
was a great attorney who was best known for being the caretaker and 
owner of the University of Georgia's beloved mascot, Uga.
  Seiler started the Uga tradition when he and his wife Cecelia brought 
their English bulldog to the season-opening football game in 1956. Ever 
since then, Seiler and his family continued the tradition by raising a 
line of bulldog mascots for the football team.
  Seiler also served as the lead defense attorney for Jim Williams in a 
murder case, which served as the centerpiece for the book ``Midnight in 
the Garden of Good and Evil.''
  His contributions to the University of Georgia as a student and 
alumnus were immeasurable and his loyalty to his alma mater was 
unmatched.
  He was, as we say, ``a damn good dog.''
  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Seiler's legacy will live on forever and his impact 
will be felt for decades.

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