[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12912]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       A TRIBUTE TO TOMMY DURHAM

  (Mr. DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Tommy Durham, a gentleman in my community who passed away a few days 
ago. Tommy was known as the mayor of West Madison Street, where he ran 
a used appliance business and fixed air conditioners, stoves, heaters. 
Anything that needed fixing, Tommy could do it.
  He was passionately involved in politics and ran for office more than 
40 years ago. He did not win the election, but he did win a place in 
the hearts and minds of the people, and I pay tribute to him and his 
life today.

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