[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16976]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       REMEMBERING FRED THOMPSON

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, over the weekend, the people of Tennessee 
lost a member of their family. Senator Fred Thompson, whom my friend 
the Republican leader has talked about, died after a recurring battle 
with lymphoma.
  Those of us who served with him remember that wonderful voice. His 
voice was so good that many people said he should be an actor. Well, he 
was. He was an actor. He had a beautiful voice that projected so very 
well, but he was good wherever he was--the floor of the Senate, movie 
studio, the town square of his home.
  He was a statesman in every sense of the word. His dedication to 
responsible public service fueled his commitment to bipartisanship and 
compromise. Fred Thompson was known for his courageous heart and 
straightforward approach to public service.
  I will miss him a great deal. He was always very kind and thoughtful 
and friendly to me, and the Senate is a better place for having had him 
here.

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