{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://mchenry.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397650", "McHenry Statement on Passing of Duke Kimbrell", "2014-10-22", "2014", "2014-10", "Republican", "House", "NC", "Patrick McHenry", "M001156", "mchenry.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Today, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) released the following statement on the death of former Parkdale Mills Chairman and lifelong Gastonia resident Duke Kimbrell: \r\n\u201cGaston County, the state of North Carolina, and the textile industry as a whole have lost a true titan with the passing of Parkdale Mills Chairman Duke Kimbrell.\u00a0 \r\n\"From sweeping the floors at a mill while in high school, to eventually taking over the very same company, Mr. Kimbrell grew Parkdale Mills into one of the world\u2019s preeminent textile companies in his over 70 years with the company.\u00a0 He embodied the American Dream, where hard work, intelligence and dogged perseverance are well rewarded.\u00a0 \r\n\"A World War II veteran who attended NC State University on the GI Bill, Mr. Kimbrell was a philanthropic giant and proud lifelong Gastonia resident who will be sorely missed.\u00a0 My thoughts and prayers are with his family as they mourn his passing.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://mchenry.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397650"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8343168776482344, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}