[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 117 (Monday, September 8, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1687]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   PAYING TRIBUTE TO NORMAN W. JETER

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                            HON. JERRY MORAN

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 8, 1997

  Mr. MORAN of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to salute the 
distinguished career of Norman W. Jeter of Hays, KS. Mr. Jeter came to 
Ellis County 60 years ago after graduating from the University of 
Kansas Law School. He was elected Ellis County attorney in 1938 and 
established his own law practice in Hays. Later, he was a member of the 
Hays school board and chairman of the Kansas Board of Regents.
  The Jeter Law Firm grew with the county. Over the years, Mr. Jeter 
represented banking, oil, and agricultural interests as he saw them 
become the State's premier industries. The firm itself, to which Mr. 
Jeter's two sons Joe and Bill now belong, has produced a justice on the 
Kansas Supreme Court and this U.S. Congressman.
  At the age of 85, Norman Jeter is the Cal Ripken of the Kansas legal 
profession. He still puts in at least 5 hours a day and is often the 
first person in the office. His dedication to his profession and his 
knowledge of the law are respected throughout the State of Kansas. He 
is the kind of elder statesman that every community needs and all too 
often lacks. In June, Mr. Jeter received the Distinguished Alumnus 
Award from his colleagues in the KU Law Society, a fitting tribute to 
the successful career of an extraordinary man.
  When Norman Jeter boarded a train to Hays, KS, in the midst of the 
Great Depression, he came on the hope that Hays would be a great town 
someday. Indeed, Mr. Speaker, Hays grew into a thriving community, the 
home of an excellent State university and the commercial center of 
northwest Kansas. Along the way, Hays residents benefited from the sage 
advise of Mr. Jeter. Norman Jeter is proof that the practice of the law 
can still be an honorable profession and that service to one's 
community can still make a difference. I would ask that my colleagues 
join me today in paying tribute to Norman Jeter and his 60 years of 
service to the people of the First District.

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