[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17339]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING SENATOR FRED THOMPSON

  (Mrs. BLACK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of a 
Tennessee giant: Senator Fred Thompson.
  Whether Fred Thompson was speaking on the Senate floor, canvassing 
the State in his red pickup truck, or entertaining us on the big 
screen, he always did the Volunteer State proud.
  In his lifetime, Fred saw many accomplishments, but he remained the 
same: a proud product of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, the son of a car 
salesman, and the first person in his family to earn a college degree.
  Fred was a statesman who led with conviction. He was a visionary who 
helped bring Tennessee from a Democratic stronghold to the conservative 
success story that it is today. He was a loving husband and father. He 
was a man of faith, who I know has found ultimate healing today from 
the cancer that gripped his earthly body.
  Tennessee shines brighter because of Fred Thompson's service. We will 
miss him deeply, but we know that his legacy lives on.

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