[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 118 (Monday, July 22, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H4719]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                HONORING KENNETH ``MICKEY'' SNYDER, JR.

  (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 recognize my dear friend, Mr. Kenneth 
Snyder, Jr., also known as Mickey, who just passed away. They had his 
funeral tonight. He was the age of 84. I can't believe it.
  Mickey was born and raised in Knoxville and had a deep sense of 
community and service. In West High School, he was honored as one of 
the top 50 athletes in the school's history, Madam Speaker, and he went 
on to play for the semiprofessional football team, the Knoxville Bears.
  He had a passion for sports and mentoring young athletes, and he left 
a lasting impact on countless children, the current Congressman from 
the Second District being one of them. He coached me in baseball and 
football.
  Mickey dedicated over 30 years of his life to the Knoxville Police 
Department until his retirement as a captain in 1993. He loved his 
family very much. He was married to his wife, Lana Sue Hinds, but we 
all call her Tootie, for 65 years. They raised three children together. 
They had four grandchildren and a great-grandson, and Mickey adored 
them all.
  I offer my condolences to the family, including Tootie, along with 
their children and their spouses, Tracey and Dan, Kristie and Jennifer, 
and Little Mickey that just went by Mickey and Kiersten, along with all 
their other friends and family.
  Mickey will be remembered for his kindness and ability to bring 
laughter and comfort to those around him, and he won't be forgotten by 
the people who knew and loved him, me being one of them.
  Madam Speaker, I will truly miss Mickey Snyder. He was one in a 
million. He was a great mentor to a lot of young people, an excellent 
police officer, a great husband, a great father, and a great 
grandfather as well.

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