[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20021]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING JUDGE ELMER DAVIES, JR.

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                         HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 13, 2011

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, there are citizens making up this great 
country who never cease to explore, to learn, to grow. Skilled in 
multiple crafts, these men and women add much to our communities and 
the quality of our lives. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 
life and legacy of one such Renaissance man, Judge Elmer Davies, Jr. 
Patriot, master of the law, and passionate culinary artist, Judge 
Davies left an indelible mark on his family and our community.
  After receiving his law degree from Tulane Law School, and serving as 
a Reserve Colonel with the United States Marine Corps, Davies began his 
public service in the legal field and followed in the footsteps of his 
father, Judge Elmer Davies. President Roosevelt appointed Davies, Sr. 
to the United States District Court and he became the first Chief Judge 
of the Middle Tennessee District. Davies, Jr. served as District 
Attorney General from 1972 to 1982 and then as Circuit Court Judge from 
1982 to 1989. Serving Tennesseans from Hickman, Lewis, Perry, and 
Williamson Counties, Davies cultivated a pristine and upstanding legal 
reputation.
  Judge Davies certainly followed his passions; never settling to look 
from the outside onto a subject he loved. Wanting to learn more about 
the art of food, Davies went to France to study the culinary arts. Then 
seeking to serve folks in a very different way, Davies purchased a 
hotel in the South Pacific and lived his later years in service to one 
of his many dreams.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in celebration of Judge Elmer Davies, Jr. 
and I ask my colleagues to join with me in honoring his legacy. May his 
life teach us all to serve with greater nobility and live out our 
dreams in service to others.

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