[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17039]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING THE LIFE OF FRED THOMPSON

  (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, today, I stand to remember a much-loved 
Tennesseean.
  Though Fred Thompson's roots were in Tennessee, his service spanned 
far past the borders of our State and into the lives and homes of all 
Americans. To my family and to many in middle Tennessee, Fred Thompson 
was a neighbor, a friend, and a trusted political voice.
  His passing brings great sadness to all, especially those in his 
hometown of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, a town he never forgot, a town and 
her people that he credited with teaching him life lessons and giving 
him the perspective he carried with him throughout life. Those small-
town Tennessee lessons helped mold him into the incredible man that he 
was, with a legacy that will never be forgotten. I appreciate all he 
did on behalf of our State, our Nation, and the cause of freedom.
  My thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Jeri, and all the Thompson 
family. He will be missed.

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