[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 95 (Tuesday, June 4, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E586]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                         REMEMBERING LARRY COX

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                            HON. STEVE COHEN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 4, 2024

  Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember Larry Cox, a 
transformational figure in the development of Memphis International 
Airport in my hometown over more than 40 years, who passed last Friday 
at the age of 76. Mr. Cox spent his entire 41-year career at the 
airport, beginning as an unpaid intern and ending with the last 29 as 
President and CEO of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority. 
During his tenure, in much of which the airport was a major Northwest 
Airlines and later Delta hub and the largest cargo airport in the 
world, he oversaw development of the World Runway, an 11,120-foot 
runway to accommodate FedEx and other nonstop intercontinental flights, 
which was dedicated in 2000. Mr. Cox served as Chairman of the American 
Association of Airport Executives, on the board of Airports Council 
International and President of the Tennessee Association of Air Carrier 
Airports. His influence was recognized with the Federal Aviation 
Administration's ``Kitty Hawk'' Award in 1996. In addition, as a civic 
leader, he served as Chairman of the board of directors for the Greater 
Memphis Chamber, the Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau (now 
Memphis Tourism), and the Mid-South Minority Business Council. Mr. Cox, 
an Air Force veteran and licensed pilot, earned undergraduate Economics 
(1969) and graduate MBA (1974) degrees from the University of Memphis. 
I express my deep condolences to his wife Patrica, his two daughters, 
Stephanie and Leigh-Ann, his extensive family and his many friends and 
colleagues. Mr. Cox made Memphis a better place and improved the air 
travel experience, and he will be missed.

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