[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 145 (Friday, October 24, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11210-S11211]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO LEE H. CLARK

 Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. President, I rise today to pay homage to a 
man of great character, commitment, and integrity.
  Lee H. Clark has dedicated his life to public service. Beginning at 
the tender age of eighteen, Lee entered the United States Navy in 1943 
where he served honorably for three years. After his commitment to the 
Navy, Lee entered college where he threw himself into academics, 
gaining a Master's degree in business from the University of Michigan. 
Following his education, Lee returned home and started his own 
business. Soon after, with his company flourishing, Lee's interest in 
the political process was sparked after serving as a precinct delegate 
in 1956. Lee entered into the political realm with the same 
determination and vigor that he displayed throughout his entire life 
and four years later ran for Congress. Although his bid for office was 
unsuccessful, Lee's desire for public service was unabated and he began 
a long, meritorious career in service to the State of Michigan.

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  Michigan has been greatly affected by Lee's energetic guidance and 
leadership. In the intervening years between 1956 and the present, Lee 
has been a driving force for the Republican Party. From community 
elections to those elections national in scope, Lee always offered 
great wisdom and foresight. Throughout his life, Lee has shown 
tremendous concern for his fellow citizens and was always a willing 
volunteer for any task. I am proud to have had the chance to work 
beside him.
  Mr. President, I am extremely honored to have this opportunity to 
thank him for his many years of service and friendship. He is a very 
dear friend and my thoughts and prayers go out to him, his wife Nancy, 
and the rest of his family.

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