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From YouTube: In Memory of Charles Sargent
Description
A tribute to the late Chairman Charles Sargent, State Representative of District 61 from 1997 to 2018.
A
Charles
was
an
adopted
tennessean.
He
was
born
and
grew
up
in
new
york
state
one
of
charles
strongest
characteristics
was
loyalty.
He
was
incredibly
loyal
to
his
family
to
the
community.
He
called
home
into
the
state
that
he
chose
to
live
in.
If
you
were
his
friend,
he
was
with
you
through
thick
and
thin.
He
was
loyal.
A
He
was
incredibly
loyal
to
madam
speaker,
beth
harwell,
to
the
committee
members
and
to
the
house,
especially
when,
in
those
budget
battles
with
the
senate,
charles
respected
the
process
of
governing,
and
he
respected
those
who
took
part
in
that
process
in
good
faith
and
was
serving
their
constituents
at
the
top
of
their
mind.
He
viewed
government
as
a
calling,
an
honorable
profession
that
demanded
integrity
and
dedication
from
those
that
chose
to
serve
and
were
chosen
to
do
so,
and
he
served
in
that
way
honestly
and
with
total
commitment
to
the
betterment
of
our
state.
B
Charles
was
a
dear
friend
colleague
and
confidante.
I
was
elected
in
2004
and
charles
was
one
of
the
first
members
that
I
met.
He
invited
me
out
to
dinner
the
first
week
and
our
friendship
started.
His
lovely
wife,
nancy
and
my
lovely
wife
marsha
became
and
are
still
very
close
friends.
I
learned
so
much
from
charles
sargent.
B
His
institutional
knowledge
was
second
to
none.
His
knowledge
of
the
state
budget
was
unbelievable.
He
had
a
strong
love
for
nancy,
his
family
and
his
colleagues,
he
loved
tennessee,
williamson,
county
and
his
country.
I
thank
god
for
allowing
me
to
serve
with
charles
sergeant
what
an
honor
rest
in
peace.
My.
C
D
So
let
me
talk
about
my
friend
charles
sergeant.
I
remember
the
days
when
I
first
got
to
the
general
assembly
I
used
to
love
going
to
finally
swings
and
means.
I
hung
out
all
the
time
so
much
that
people
literally
thought
I
was
on
this
committee
and
so
after
speaker,
pro
tem
lawrence
deberry
passed
the
speaker
reached
out
to
charles
and
said
who
would
you
like
to
serve
on
this
committee
and
he
thought
of
me.
D
D
Would
you
like
to
serve
on
finance
ways
and
means,
and
of
course
I
said
yes,
because
it
was
an
honor
number
one
for
him
to
think
of
me
and
for
number
two
to
entrust
this
awesome
responsibility
to
me.
So
I
was
honored
to
serve
with
him.
I
miss
him
tremendously
and
I
think
of
him,
often
as
I'm
serving
on
the
committee.
E
Charles
sergeant,
what
a
great
legislator
and
an
even
greater
person
and
a
great
friend
I
remember
the
first
time
I
met
charles
sergeant,
it
was
back
in
2009
and
I
was
just
starting
to
campaign
in
my
first
ever
quest
for
public
office.
As
a
state
representative,
I
was
invited
to
meet
with
a
few
people
in
nashville
to
interview
about
my
qualifications
and
about
my
political
views.
E
It
was
charles
sergeant,
beth,
harwell
and
steve
mcdaniel.
I
didn't
realize
at
the
time
that
these
were
the
real
leaders
in
the
state
legislature.
Once
I
was
elected
charles
always
made
an
effort
to
include
me
and
make
me
feel
welcome,
I
remember
being
in
awe
that
he
seemed
excited
to
hang
out
with
me
a
lowly
freshman
I'll.
Never
forget
that
feeling
and
how
I
was
inspired
by
his
kindness
tennessee
is
in
fine
financial
state
that
it
is
today
because
of
his
statesmanship.
E
F
It's
indeed
a
pleasure
for
me
to
say
a
few
words
about
charles
sargent.
You
know,
one
of
the
best
byproducts
of
serving
in
the
legislature
is
the
people
you
meet
and
the
friends
you
make.
I
had
no
closer
friend
than
charlie
sargent.
We
got
along
well
from
the
start.
I
think.
Maybe
we
had
a
little
connection
because
we
both
like
to
work
with
budgets.
F
F
Charles
always
treated
me
very
well,
especially
when
I
was
he
allowed
me
to
stay
on
finance
committee
when
he
was
the
chairman
and
he
always
recognized
me,
and
always
let
me
have
my
say,
but
then
again
I
would
als
always
never
forget
to
ask
for
a
break,
so
charlie
could
take
that.
Take
that
smoke.
I
I
remember
also
the
thing
I
tried
every
that
it
didn't
work,
but
I
did
it
every
time.
I'd
tell
him
that
I
would
trade
the
tax
base
of
my
district
with
his
district
any
day
of
the
week.
G
I
appreciate
this
opportunity
to
talk
about
my
good
friend
and
colleague,
charles
sargent.
I
first
met
charles
several
years
ago,
while
working
on
battlefield
preservation
projects
in
franklin,
but
I
knew
charles,
was
not
only
dedicated
to
williamson
county,
but
also
to
the
state
of
tennessee
and
that's
reflected
in
his
commitment
to
make
sure
tennessee
was
financially
strong
and
ready
for
the
future.
Everything
charles
did
was
to
make
sure
tennessee
was
the
best
in
every
aspect
of
financial
strength
and
accountability
for
our
citizens
and
for
our
state.
G
I
miss
charles
his
leadership,
his
mentorship
and
most
of
all,
his
friendship
and
nancy.
We
love
you
and
we
know,
and
we
appreciate
you
sharing
charles
with
us
for
all
those
years.
Charles
made
a
lasting
impact
on
our
state,
and
I
will
always
remember
that,
and
so
will
every
tennessean.
Thank
you,
charles
for
all.
You
did
for
all
of
us.
H
Charles
loved
history,
that's
one
thing
that
he
and
I
had
in
common,
and
he
would
refer
to
me
sometimes
is
his
history,
go-to
guy
and
the
story
he
liked
to
tell
was
once
we
were
in
philadelphia
visiting
independence
hall,
he
said
you
know,
steve
could
tell
me
even
the
seats
that
people
like
john
adams
and
thomas
jefferson
sat
in.
He
said
I
couldn't
believe
it
well.
What
charles
didn't
know
was
I'd
been
there
numerous
times,
and
I
had
taken
a
little
review
before
he
and
I
took
the
tour
of
independence
hall,
wonderful
guy.