[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 90 (Monday, June 5, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S7656]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


             TRIBUTE TO THE LATE JAMES BOYD ``JIM'' KLUTTZ

  Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, James Boyd ``Jim'' Kluttz passed away 
last month at his home in Laurens, SC, and I would like to offer his 
family and many friends my deepest condolences for their heavy loss.
  A dedicated reporter, Mr. Kluttz served as editor emeritus of the 
Laurens County Advertiser following his retirement from the paper in 
1981. His tenure with the paper began in 1966, and Mr. Kluttz 
photographed and reported upon the people and places of Laurens County 
for the next 15 years. His colleagues described his love and commitment 
to the people of Laurens as follows: ``(Mr. Kluttz') was the kind of 
journalism that reflects the heart and soul of a community and all that 
is good in it * * * and, in many ways, he was the soul and conscience 
of our community.'' Clearly, Mr. Kluttz practiced the kind of 
journalism that, unfortunately, is now all too rare.
  Mr. President, I know I speak for all those who knew Jim Kluttz when 
I say that he will be missed greatly. My heartfelt condolences go out 
to his wife, Alma Wyatt Kluttz, his two sons, James Thomas Kluttz and 
John Boyd Kluttz, his daughter, Laura Anne K. Smith, and their families 
for the loss they have suffered.

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