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Representatives offer memorials and welcome visitors and interns on House floor
Summary
Members offered memorials for Peggy Lambert McCord and Imam Yousef Abdullah, welcomed visiting civics classes and interns, and made personal announcements; the floor paused for moments of silence and acknowledgments.
Multiple members opened the session with memorial remarks and recognitions. Representative Moon asked members to offer silent prayers for Peggy Lambert McCord, widow of Keith McCord and mother of former Representative Joe McCord, saying she "personified the first verses of Matthew 6" and had been devoted to the state, members and staff. Representative Dixie noted the passing of Imam Yousef Abdullah of the Majid Al Islam Center and described his long service educating students.
Several members introduced and welcomed interns and local visitor groups, including a 10th-grade civics class from Blount County and a Cub Scout group from Johnson City. Members also offered personal notes — birthdays and condolences — and requested moments of silence in remembrance of those who died. These remarks were ceremonial and no formal floor action was taken arising from them.
