[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 4947-4948]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



     HONORING STATE REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD LEE ``DICK'' LIVINGSTON

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                   HON. CHARLES W. ``CHIP'' PICKERING

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 6, 2000

  Mr. PICKERING. Mr. Speaker, today I recognize and pay tribute to a 
remarkable man, State Representative Richard Lee ``Dick'' Livingston, 
who passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2000, following a six week battle 
with cancer. ``Dick,'' as he was affectionately called, was a lifelong 
resident of Scott County, and a Democrat who served in the Mississippi 
Legislature for more than 29 years. He represented parts of Rankin, 
Scott, and Smith Counties. He followed in the footsteps of his father, 
the late Elwin Livingston, who also served in the Mississippi House of 
Representatives.
  ``Dick'' was a native of Morton, MS. He was a graduate of Morton High 
School, East Central Community College, and Millsaps College. At Morton 
High School and Millsaps College he was a star athlete in football and 
baseball. In 1998, he was named Alumnus of the Year for East Central 
Community College. He was

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a former teacher and coach in the Scott County School System and owned 
and operated Dick Livingston Real Estate Company. He was a member of 
the National Guard, the Mississippi Wildlife Federation, the Morton 
Lions Club, the Morton Chamber of Commerce, and the Independence United 
Methodist Church, where he served as Church Lay Leader, Chairman of the 
Administrative Board, and taught in the Adult Sunday School.
  In the Mississippi Legislature, ``Dick'' served as Chairman of the 
Game and Fish Committee, and was a member of the Appropriations 
Committee, the Public Buildings and Library Committee, and the 
Education Committee. As Chairman of the Game and Fish Committee, he 
strongly believed in promoting scenic streams legislation, developing a 
strong state park system, and providing the necessary leadership on all 
hunting and fishing matters. ``Dick'' was a firm believer in leading by 
example. He was an avid outdoors man, and in 1999, he received the 
Wildlife Federation's ``Conservation Legislator of the Year'' Award.
  ``Dick'' Livingston had a passion for God's creation, and nothing 
thrilled him more than being in the outdoors and enjoying the beauty of 
the trees, streams, and woods. He was extremely dedicated to his 
family, which included his wife, Martha W. Livingston, his daughters 
Lee Ann Palmer, Jennifer Miles, Marsha Barnes, Rori Bridges, his son 
David, and his grandchildren, Blake and Bethany.
  The legacy Richard Lee ``Dick'' Livingston leaves behind is one of 
service to his God, his country, his state and his community. I extend 
my deepest sympathy to his family, and at the same time, express my 
appreciation, and that of all citizens of the Third District, for his 
life of service to his fellow man.

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