{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgS12440-3", "1996-10-21", 104, 2, null, null, "TRIBUTE TO THE LATE MABEL LEE BURROUGHS", "SENATE", "SENATE", "TRIBUTETO", "S12440", "S12441", "[{\"name\": \"Strom Thurmond\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "142 Cong. Rec. S12440", "Congressional Record, Volume 142 Issue 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)]\n[Senate]\n[Pages S12440-S12441]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                TRIBUTE TO THE LATE MABEL LEE BURROUGHS\n\n Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I today pay tribute to Mrs. Mabel\nLee Burroughs, who recently passed away after leading a very long and\nrewarding life.\n  The region of South Carolina that stretches from just north of\nCharleston up to the North Carolina line, and only a few hundreds\nwest--literally not much further than a stone's throw from the edge of\nthe sand dunes--is known as the Grand Strand. This area has always been\nfamous for having some of America's most beautiful beaches, and for\nyears it has been one of the favored vacation destinations of people\nfrom around the world.\n  Much of the popularity of the Grand Strand can be attributed to the\nwork and vision of the Burroughs family. The late James Burroughs,\nMabel's husband, was a successful community and business leader who,\nalong with a number of other individuals, became interested in the\ncommercial potential of the Grand Strand as a resort area. In the years\nfollowing World War II, these development pioneers were responsible for\nconverting Myrtle Beach from a quiet and little known stretch of\nsunkissed sand to an area that offers unlimited recreational\nopportunities for tourists and South Carolina residents. This tradition\nof entrepreneurial spirit and business success is being carried on by\nEgerton Burroughs, the son of Mabel and James, who is the developer of\nthe successful and popular family attraction, Broadway on the Beach.\n  Without question, the late Mrs. Burroughs played an important role in\nher husband's business successes, and certainly served as a trusted\nadviser in his dealings. For almost 20 years she served as an account\nassociate with the family-owned firm, Myrtle Beach Farms, as well as\nbeing an original trustee and secretary treasurer of the Burroughs\nFoundation, a philanthropic organization.\n  Mrs. Burroughs was more than a loyal wife, dedicated mother, and\nsuccessful businesswoman, she was also a public spirited citizen who\ngave much of herself to the people of Myrtle Beach. Born in Loris, SC,\nwhich is just a short distance from the beach and is in the heart of my\nState's tobacco country, Mabel Burroughs learned at an early age the\nimportance of community and working together. Throughout her life, Mrs.\nBurroughs was active in a number of causes that sought to make\n\n[[Page S12441]]\n\nour State a better place, and she approached these endeavors with\nenthusiasm and commitment. Additionally, she was a devoted Christian\nwho gave freely of her time and was strongly involved in her church and\nparish.\n  Mr. President, with the death of Mabel Lee Burroughs, South Carolina\nhas lost one of its most well known, well liked, and well respected\ndaughters and business leaders. I join the entire Burroughs family in\nmourning this passing and extend my deepest sympathy to Mrs. Burroughs'\nsister, Ruby Lee Hughes; two sons, Egerton and Howard; and her two\ngrandchildren.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgS12440-3"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.5359197966754436, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}