[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12076]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING MOMENTOUS YEAR OF THE STEVE SMITH FAMILY OF BRENTWOOD, 
                               TENNESSEE

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 14, 2004

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a momentous year 
for the Steve Smith family of Brentwood, Tennessee. Not only is Steve 
celebrating his 50th birthday this year, he is also celebrating 25 
years of marriage to the former Denise Stinson and the 50th anniversary 
of his business, Haury and Smith Contractors.
  Steve's late father, Reese Smith Jr., started Haury and Smith 
Contractors with a high school buddy. Beginning as a simple two-man 
operation, the residential home-building company has prospered into a 
venture now boasting an annual volume of business at $20 million. 
Steve's father would be proud of what he and his brother, Reese Smith 
III, have accomplished with the company.
  Steve is known by his friends as having been an outstanding baseball 
player at Middle Tennessee State University. He is also a big-game 
hunter and an accomplished Tennessee walking horse enthusiast. But it's 
widely recognized that his most significant accomplishment was getting 
Denise to marry him. They have two outstanding sons, Matthew and 
Stephen, who, fortunately, took after their mother when it comes to 
academics. Stephen currently is attending Princeton, and Matt will be 
joining him this fall.
  Steve is a good friend who has given me great advice over the years. 
I congratulate him for reaching these remarkable milestones. And I 
congratulate his family for putting up with him for all these years.

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