Arkansas remembers former governor and senator David Pryor

• Former Gov. Asa Hutchinson called Pryor "the quintessential public servant" who gave up other opportunities to serve Arkansas.
• "Arkansas has benefited tremendously from his dedicated stewardship as a legislator, governor and citizen deeply invested in helping ensure our best days were still ahead," U.S. Sen. John Boozman said in a statement.

Background: Early in his 34-year political career, Pryor served in the houses of representatives for Arkansas and the nation before serving two terms as Arkansas governor in the 1970s. He was a U.S. senator from 1979 to 1997.

• He became the first dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service in 2004 and was appointed to the University of Arkansas board of trustees in 2009.