September 26, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 156 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Pages H8042-H8043]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF MIKE McINTURFF

  (Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
the life of Sergeant Mike McInturff who passed away September 10. I was 
honored to have known Mike, and I want to extend my deepest condolences 
to his family, especially his wife of 34 years, Debbie Nelson 
McInturff.
  From the time he was a child, Mike dreamed of being a fireman. It 
takes a selfless determination to take on the challenges first 
responders face every day, and Mike served faithfully as a volunteer 
and a professional firefighter for 39 years. I am grateful for Mike's 
work in this role, where he touched countless lives in Northeast 
Tennessee.

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  I am especially thankful for him being one of the heroic boots-on-
the-ground firefighters in my hometown of Johnson City, Tennessee, when 
it experienced its worst-ever disaster on Christmas Eve 1989. For 5 
hours, fire crews worked tirelessly as the fire spread throughout the 
city's tallest building, the John Sevier apartment building.
  Our community mourned the 16 lives claimed by that tragedy. And my 
church, Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church, served as a morgue 
that Christmas Eve night.
  It is my honor to recognize the life of Sergeant Mike McInturff and 
commend him for his 39 faithful years of service. My prayers are with 
his family and friends during this difficult time.

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