[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 197 (Thursday, November 30, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H5999]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING PACE ROBINSON

  (Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURCHETT. Madam Speaker, I appreciate you and the great work you 
do.
  I rise to honor my good friend, Pace Robinson, who recently passed 
away at the age of 65. My buddy Steven Rosen called me the other day 
and gave me the bad news. They had been playing golf just the day 
before, and things seemed to be going really well.
  Pace grew up in Knoxville and was a family man through and through. 
He worked with his dad, Mitchell, at the Modern Supply until Mitchell 
passed away, and Pace became the company's president until he retired 
in 2017.
  He met the love of his life, Karen, at the 1982 World's Fair, and 
they were married for 38 great years. They had two sons together, Eli 
and Asher, and he loved them dearly. He also had a granddaughter, 
Poppy, and he loved her with all his heart.
  Pace was a respected leader in his community. He helped lead the 
Knoxville Jewish Federation, The Knoxville Jewish Alliance, the Webb 
School of Knoxville, and many other groups over the years.
  He was also a great businessman. He was respected by his employees. 
He loved his regular poker game where, for over 30 years, the stakes 
were still at a quarter a chip.
  I have known Pace for a long time, Madam Speaker, and he and his 
family supported me through my career, even though they didn't always 
agree with me on every issue.
  I send my condolences, especially to his wonderful family: Karen, 
Eli, Asher, Poppy, and all the friends and family that knew and loved 
him.
  I will never forget what a good friend he was to me. I know next year 
when I go to that first UT football game, and I walk up to the tailgate 
and not see him there, it will be a big void there. He was quite a man.

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