[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H3560]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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              HONORING THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF JIMMY MOORE

  (Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee was recognized to address the House for 5 
minutes.)
  Mr. KUSTOFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a good friend, 
James Moore, Sr., who passed away on May 15 of this year. He lived his 
life in Shelby County, Tennessee.
  By the way, for the purpose of these remarks, everybody at home just 
knew him as Jimmy.
  Jimmy loved his family, golf, public service, and the car leasing 
business, probably in that order.
  A longtime owner of Jimmy Moore Leasing, Jimmy never met a customer 
nor a person with whom he could probably not connect to in some way, 
shape, or form, probably the same way he connected to people on the 
golf course.
  Jimmy really shined as a public servant. In public service, Jimmy was 
elected numerous times as a respected member of the Memphis City 
Council and then a number of times as the circuit court clerk in Shelby 
County.
  Jimmy was a true public servant in every sense of the word. Jimmy was 
the type of guy who when you were frustrated that city hall wasn't 
doing enough about the trash being collected, you called Jimmy, Madam 
Speaker, and he got the trash picked up, usually the same day.
  Jimmy was the type of guy that when the traffic lights weren't 
working, Madam Speaker, you called him, and he would get it taken care 
of right away the same day.
  It may not have been his department or his agency, Madam Speaker, but 
Jimmy was the guy that you called when you needed your driver's license 
or marriage license or business license expedited. Jimmy would get to 
the right people who would get back to you and get it taken care of 
usually the same day.
  As the circuit court clerk, he managed the case filings, the 
employees, the litigants, and the judges, and he kept all the trains on 
the track.
  Here are two important things about Jimmy: He truly loved people, and 
he truly loved helping people.
  I talked to my friends, Steve Stamson, who was the juvenile court 
clerk of Shelby County, and also Joy Touliatos, who followed Steve as 
the juvenile court clerk of Shelby County.
  This is what Joy told me about Jimmy and her relationship with him. 
Joy and the others told me: If Jimmy was your friend, he was your 
friend for life. If Jimmy walked into the room, people knew that he had 
your back.
  Jimmy dedicated his life to making sure that he left Shelby County a 
better place to live and to raise a family. Jimmy will be remembered 
not only for his leadership to our community but also as a devoted 
husband, a loving father and grandfather, and a loyal friend.
  To Jimmy's beloved wife, Barbara; and his beloved children, Linda, 
Jimmy Jr., Wendy, and Tim; Roberta and I mourn with you, but we also 
have so many fond memories of your husband and your father.
  Jimmy's loss is a true loss to our community. There is no doubt that 
Jimmy Moore is greatly missed.

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