[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 637]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         IN LASTING MEMORY OF 
                             Q. BYRUM HURST

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                             HON. MIKE ROSS

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 9, 2007

  Mr. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Q. Byrum 
Hurst, who passed away December 4, 2006, in Hot Springs, AR, at the age 
of 88.
  Mr. Q. Byrum Hurst had two passions--law and politics. He passed the 
Arkansas bar exam in 1941 and spent his life in politics with the 
exception of his stint in the U.S. Army from 1943-1945. Q. Byrum Hurst 
was elected Garland County Judge in 1947 and then elected to the State 
Senate where he served 22 consecutive years. In 1967, Mr. Hurst was 
elected President Pro Tempore of the Senate where he also served as 
Acting Governor of Arkansas during the absence of the sitting Governor.
  Q. Byrum Hurst was recognized as one of the most powerful and 
influential men in Arkansas politics where he earned a reputation for 
his hard work on behalf of Hot Springs, his hometown.
  Q. Byrum Hurst was an active, lifelong member of the First Church of 
God where he also served as Sunday School Superintendent. He was also a 
long-time supporter of the Boy Scouts of America and the Optimist 
International Club.
  My deepest condolences go to his children, Q. Byrum Hurst, Jr., of 
Hot Springs; Lezah Stenger of Springfield, MO; Byretta Fish of 
Bentonville; to his 17 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren; and to 
his brother F.L. Hurst of Hot Springs and his sister Norma Jean Austin 
of San Antonio, TX. Q. Byrum Hurst will be greatly missed in Hot 
Springs, Garland County and throughout the State of Arkansas.

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