[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 14564-14565]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             IN MEMORY OF JOHN LEWIS, ``MR. FAYETTEVILLE''

  (Mr. BOOZMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

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  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer my heartfelt 
condolences to the family and friends of one of the Third District's 
greatest leaders and greatest servants, John Lewis of Fayetteville.
  He was known as ``Mr. Fayetteville'' by those who knew him. The list 
of what he didn't do would be easier to read. John Lewis was a Marine, 
a banker and a member of numerous boards, including the Winthrop 
Rockefeller Foundation. He was a visionary who helped develop 
Interstate 540 and the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, both of 
which serve literally thousands of people on a daily basis.
  Many feel the downtown of Fayetteville, the home of his alma mater, 
the University of Arkansas, exists in its present form today because of 
the tireless work of John Lewis.
  The condolences of many in northwest Arkansas, including myself and 
my family, are with the Lewis family.
  Thank you, John, for our service to our community, our State, and to 
our country.

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