[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S12419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO SENATOR HEFLIN

 Mr. PELL. Mr. President, sometimes there are those among us 
whose Senatorial persona overshadows the full measure of past 
achievement.
  Such a man is the retiring senior Senator from Alabama [Mr. Heflin]. 
Those who witness his wisdom and dignity of bearing on the floor of the 
Senate have no difficulty in envisioning him as the chief justice of 
the Alabama Supreme Court. But they may not perceive the U.S. Marine of 
World War II who was wounded twice in combat and awarded the Silver 
Star.
  My own special insight into the exceptional character of Judge Heflin 
came when we shared the discomfort of a field trip into the Brazilian 
rain forest. As always his qualities of wit and wisdom shown through.
  Here in the Senate, his unshakable demeanor and integrity have 
endeared him to all and served as a model for the sort of decorum and 
comity which should pervade our proceedings. It was inevitable that we 
should award him with the thankless task of chairing the Select 
Committee on Ethics.
  I thank Judge Heflin for all he has done to enrich the life of the 
Senate, and I wish him well as he returns to Alabama.

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