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Governor Bill Lee recounts family tragedy, faith and public service at national prayer breakfast
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Governor Bill Lee told a personal story of loss and recovery at a national prayer breakfast, saying grief led him to deeper faith and public service and describing how his role as governor includes granting pardons.
NASHVILLE — Governor Bill Lee recounted a string of personal tragedies and the role of faith in his life during remarks at a national prayer breakfast, saying those experiences led him into public service and shaped how he approaches pardons as governor of Tennessee.
"It's a real honor for me to be here," Governor Bill Lee said as he opened, explaining he had only learned the day before that he would speak. He described how some days become chapters of a life and then recounted a late July afternoon when he returned home to find his wife dead beside a horse, an event he…
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