On the recordOctober 24, 2000
I want to join with those of us who are praising Tillie Fowler to tell them that I had the opportunity to be in Jacksonville and give the commencement address to the Jacksonville University senior class; and while there, I had the opportunity to meet with most all of the leaders of Jacksonville. Up here it is easy almost to be a hero amongst ourselves. But we are seldom a hero in our own hometown. And the respect that Tillie Fowler has in her hometown is something that is almost astonishing. Every business leader there praised her. They were so happy to have her here. And they knew that she was term-limiting herself and they knew that she was not coming back, and they were remorseful of that. I think it is a great compliment that we also recognize that not only is she a hero to us, but Tillie Fowler is a hero in her own hometown.
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