assembled crowd, "We don't want a draft dodger as President of the United States.," and referring to the 1992 elections as "a national crisis". Quillen had himself avoided conscription into military service during the early 1940s, but later served in the U.S. Navy from late 1942 to 1946. Orlando Sentinel Congressional "baseball hitting percentages" In 1993, a study first featured within the Orlando Sentinel used a baseball hitting percentages statistical analogy to rate the effectiveness of members of the U.S. Congress, listed Quillen with a .000 average. Support of NAFTA and GATT Quillen voted for approval of the 1994 modifications to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Retirement Quillen did decide to retire prior to the 1996 election and was succeeded by circuit court judge Bill Jenkins, a fellow Republican. Quillen holds the record for the longest unbroken tenure of a Tennessean within the U.S. House of Representatives. Only Reece had been elected to more terms in the House (18 terms to Quillen's 17), and only Kenneth McKellar had served in both chambers longer. After retiring, Quillen was inducted as an honorary member of the East Tennessee State University chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Quillen died on November 2, 2003 and was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Kingsport. Quillen's estate was valued at approximately $17 million, with the majority going to schools in his district. King College, Milligan College, Carson-Newman College, and Tusculum College each received $250,000 for scholarships. East Tennessee State University received an estimated $14.6 million for two scholarship endowments, including one for students of James H. Quillen College of Medicine. The East Tennessee State University Charles C. Sherrod Library also maintains the "Quillen Congressional Office and Gallery" on the fourth floor of the building, serving as a memorabilia shrine with an exact size replica of longtime U.S. Congressional Representative James H. Quillen's former Washington D.C. office within the U.S. House of Representatives. References External links ETSU Archives of Appalachia – James H. Quillen Congressional Office and Gallery On The Issues – James Quillen on Government Reform Quillen College of Medicine Developmental Photos Tennessee State Library and Archives. Congressman Jimmy Quillen kissing the winner of the 1969 Miss Rhododendron pageant at the Rhododendron Festival, Roan Mountain. Tennessee State Library and Archives. Congressman Jimmy Quillen kissing the "Ramp Queen" winner of the 1965 Cocke County Ramp