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REMEMBERING REPORTER MICHAEL LOLLAR
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HON. STEVE COHEN
of tennessee
in the house of representatives
Friday, October 14, 2022
Mr. COHEN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay special tribute to longtime Commercial Appeal reporter, Michael Lollar, who passed away last week at the age of 74. In a 44-year career with the Memphis daily newspaper, Mike chronicled every kind of story but was best known for features, and for being the resident Elvis Presley expert. A charming writer with a dry wit, he came to Memphis right out of the University of Tennessee in 1970 and was a staff writer until he retired in 2014. In between, he covered cops, courts, elections, the ``Deep Throat'' obscenity trial, James Earl Ray's evolving legal positions on the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination, and all things Graceland. Mike was an old school reporter who knew his city, its characters and its institutions. He could get complete strangers to open up and tell their stories. He was also simply a nice guy. I extend my condolences to his former wife, Joan, to his daughters Kate and Rachel, to his grandchildren and to his many friends and admirers. He will be missed.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 163(1), Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 163(2)
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