[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 97 (Friday, June 6, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2516]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     REMEMBERING BOB McCLELLAN III

  (Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURCHETT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak to honor the life of 
a great Tennessean and my dear friend, Bobby McClellan III.
  Bobby passed peacefully at 59 years old surrounded by loved ones and 
greatly cherished by east Tennesseans.
  Bobby was born into a seventh-generation Knoxville family, Mr. 
Speaker, with his father, Matthew, who is just a dear friend of mine 
and my daddy's. His daddy was a legendary businessman.
  Bobby graduated from Webb School of Knoxville and continued his 
schooling at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville where he was a 
member of the SAE fraternity.
  Bobby later graduated and went on to serve as general manager for his 
father's company, M.S. McClellan. Bobby married the love of his life in 
2006, Julie.
  Bobby also served his community by supporting the local animal 
shelters, national parks, and recreation spaces, and being a loud and 
proud supporter of the Tennessee volunteers.
  Mr. Speaker, I spoke to my dear friends, Frank Nystrom and Tommy 
Siler, about Bobby and his life. The trouble with this job, Mr. 
Speaker, is that too many times we miss events, and I was not able to 
make it to his funeral because of things up here. I miss Bobby. He was 
a good man.
  I hope everyone joins me in honoring Bobby by speaking out to maybe a 
beloved friend or family member that you haven't spoken to in a while, 
because when they are gone, Mr. Speaker, they are gone.
  I remember Bobby used to say, ``There is no `Woo' in Rocky Top.'' If 
I had to explain, you would not understand, Mr. Speaker.

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