Recognizing David and Natalie Broyles and Back Yard Burgers

Floor Speech

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Mr. BURCHETT. Mr. Speaker, I remind Members it is a little crowded back there, but we have a few more seats down front if you all want to come down here.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the folks at Back Yard Burgers, which recently closed its doors after 35 wonderful years.

The managing partners, David and Natalie Broyles, are a dynamic duo. They are a wonderful couple and loving parents to their kids, Kelsey and John, and great business partners.

When I was county mayor, I would host employee appreciation luncheons for my staff. We would always eat Back Yard Burgers because they were delicious, and I knew it would put a smile on my employees' faces.

I also saw David and Natalie at my nephew Charlie's football games, where their son played as well. We would sit together in the stands and hurl insults at the referees when they made bad calls.

David and Natalie used Back Yard Burgers to serve the community in lots of different ways. They hosted the Back Yard Burgers Bowl, which was a football game between Alcoa High School and the Christian Academy of Knoxville. They would donate a $1,000 scholarship to each school for a graduating senior that year and also raised funds for the Knoxville Area Rescue Ministries.

They also held a pillow fight event one year to collect pillows for the Knoxville Area Rescue Mission and collected over 600 pillows for them.

The Knoxville community will miss Back Yard Burgers. I wish David and Natalie the best in their retirement, as well as everyone else who is moving on to the next chapter in their lives.

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