[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 5 (Thursday, January 9, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H77-H78]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING THE LIFE OF LILLIAN BEAN

  (Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

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  Mr. BURCHETT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the life of a very dear 
friend of mine, Lillian Bean. She passed away at the age of 81.
  She was the former Knox County Circut, General Sessions, and Juvenile 
Court Clerk, an office she held for 18 years. She served with great 
integrity and pride and was truly a public servant as she was one of 
the people.
  Lillian was a great leader in the Republican Party in Knox County, so 
much so she earned the nickname--and she really did earn this name--the 
``bean machine.'' Lillian also had a bean soup recipe that she would 
can and give out to folks she cared about. My family and I were the 
recipients of that bean soup many times.
  She served as president of Knoxville Women's Club and was given the 
honor of woman of the year three times by the Knoxville Women's Club 
for her volunteer spirit. If someone's name was in the paper, Lillian 
would clip it out and send it to that person just to let them know that 
she had read about them. I was fortunate enough to receive that many 
times
  She always had little ways to show people she cared, and they felt 
it. Lillian was a proud Baptist, and I have no doubt that the Lord 
welcomed her with open arms and a smile on His face. She will truly be 
missed. I think the first thing she heard was, well done, thy good and 
faithful servant, when she closed her eyes for the last time.
  Lillian and her husband, Richard, have been good friends of mine. As 
a matter a fact, at their daughter's wedding was the last time I ever 
saw my parents healthy. That was a wonderful time.

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