[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 17 (Tuesday, February 11, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S1224]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO PROCTOR JONES

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I join my colleagues in paying well-
deserved tribute to Proctor Jones, who is leaving the Senate to 
continue working with our distinguished former colleague from 
Louisiana, Senator Bennett Johnston. Like Senator Johnston, Proctor 
will be greatly missed in the Senate.
  Proctor Jones has been an outstanding staff member who has served the 
Senate and the American people well for almost four decades. With his 
vast experience on appropriations issues and his skill at weighing 
complex priorities, Proctor has earned the respect of the entire Senate 
over the years. He has also earned the deep appreciation of other staff 
members for his signature style--unerring graciousness and 
pleasantness, even under intense pressure. Proctor represents the best 
of Senate civility, and he will be long remembered by all of us.
  It has been my particular pleasure to work closely with Proctor on a 
number of projects in Massachusetts which have been conducted by the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and which have significantly improved 
public safety, the environments, and the economy of our State. I am 
grateful for Proctor's leadership on these issues and many others. He 
represents the best in public service, and I wish him well in the years 
ahead.

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