Heidi Alexander: “I thank the Senator from Tennessee. Harlan was known for working quietly, and being modest. The service was only about…”

“I thank the Senator from Tennessee. Harlan was known for working quietly, and being modest. The service was only about 40 or 45 minutes to reflect that. He would have been a terrific Senator if he had been here for 25 years because of what we know about him. He wasn't out front. He was behind the scenes. He worked to get things done. He was always results- oriented, and he didn't mind who got the credit. Sometimes there is a shortage of that in the Senate--then and now today. He had those rare skills of the public servant that are always valuable and always needed. I know his wife Pat, his sons Stan and Les, and his granddaughters Katie and Emily miss him deeply. We do as well, and we join them in admiring his life and his example. I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the obituary of Harlan Mathews detailing his public service. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: obituary Harlan Mathews, an accidental Tennessean born in Sumiton, Alabama, who advised five Tennessee governors and served in the U.S. Senate, died today at the age of 87, his family confirmed. Mathews, who recently was diagnosed with a brain tumor, died peacefully at Alive Hospice today at 6 a.m. with his wife Pat at his side. Services honoring Mathews and celebrating his life are being scheduled at this time. After serving in the U.S. Navy in WWII, Mathews received his B.A. degree from Jacksonville State University under the G.I. Bill.…”