April 8, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 60 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING THE LIFE OF ARTHUR SEYMOUR, JR.

  (Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURCHETT. Mr. Speaker, the city of Knoxville and the people of 
the Second Congressional District lost a distinguished citizen and 
leader on March 11 when my good friend, Arthur Seymour, Jr., died at 
the age of 74.
  Arthur was born in Knoxville and lived there his entire life, leaving 
only to attend the University of the South at Sewanee and to serve in 
the U.S. Army.
  He was a leading attorney in east Tennessee and was an example of 
what an attorney should be. He was fair, well-prepared, honest, 
objective, and relentless for his clients.
  He was involved in many civic organizations and was a strong leader 
at St. John's Episcopal Church. He served on the Knoxville Airport 
Authority as a board member and chair of the East Tennessee Historical 
Society.
  He virtually never missed an election and took his civic duties very 
seriously. He and his wife traveled extensively in Europe, and Arthur 
had a particular interest in literary matters. For several years he 
belonged to a book club which met regularly, and he was always reading 
a book.
  His life was enhanced by a 50-year marriage to his wife, Susan, who 
was a longtime teacher in our wonderful city of Knoxville.
  Arthur Seymour, Jr., was truly an example of what a citizen should 
aspire to be.

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