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November 19, 2005
Remembering Mayor Fred Pruett
There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great. ~G.K. Chesterton
That was Fred Pruett in a nutshell. He made you feel great about yourself. With the heart of a teacher and the faith of saint, he sought the best for the community he loved, Hamilton County and specifically East Ridge. He demonstrated that all politics is local. He will be greatly missed.
I saw him at every East Ridge function that I attended; even to the end, he was at Chamber of Commerce meetings and at the Pumpkin & Cider Festival. And he had wanted to be more involved in the East Ridge Lions Club but his personal fight with cancer took a toll. Nonetheless, he was a regular church-goer, as my mother-in-law, Pauline Means, can attest. She saw him at church every Sunday, at South Seminole Baptist Church. In a word, Mayor Pruett was always accessible.
The funeral for the mayor will be held at South Seminole Baptist Church at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20. The family has requested that all contributions in his memory go to the American Cancer Society or the East Ridge Archives and History Museum (1517 Tombras Avenue, East Ridge, Tennessee 37412).
Here are two local press tributes to Mayor Pruett:
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I love and miss you Grandpa!
Posted by: Harrison at December 2, 2005 12:04 AM
I never did know him but I have heard a great deal about him from friends and family that he was a good man and a great leader I wish I could of had the chance to meet him........Rest In Peace Fred Pruett
Posted by: Matt Branum at December 15, 2005 10:09 PM
