[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 156 (Saturday, November 8, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2226]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING JAMIE CLEMENTS ON HIS RETIREMENT AS LEGAL COUNSEL OF 
                             SCOTT & WHITE

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                           HON. CHET EDWARDS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 7, 1997

  Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate Mr. Jamie 
Clements on his December retirement as legal counsel for Scott & White 
Hospital in Temple, TX. I Hope Members will join with me today to thank 
Mr. Clements for his contributions to Scott & White, his community, and 
the country.
  During his adult life, Mr. Clements dedicated himself to the legal 
and medical professions. He also found time to devote countless hours 
to local causes and charities.
  Mr. Clements was born in 1930 in Crockett, TX. He attended the 
University of Texas at Austin where he received both a B.A. in 1953 
with the first of his three terms as a Texas House Representative. His 
Texas House service was interrupted when he went to serve his country 
in the U.S. Marines Corps. From 1956-58 he was an infantry platoon 
leader before moving to the 3d Marine Air Wing where he was a legal 
officer. In 1959, he returned to the Texas House where he served his 
third and final term.
  For the next 35 years, Jamie Clements established himself as a 
prominent member of the State and national bar associations and a 
strong leader in the field of medical law. He served as chairman for 
the committee on Liaison with the Medical Profession for the Texas Bar 
Association. He is the founder and past president of the National 
Health Lawyers Association. Jamie Clements is a professor of medical 
jurisprudence at the Texas A&M University College of Medicine, a member 
of the Government's Committee on Organ Transplantation and is a former 
president of the Board of Trustee of the Presbyterian Children's Home 
and Service Agency of Texas. He capped his legal/medical career with 
his present position as legal counsel of Scott & White Hospital.
  In addition to his contributions to the legal and medical 
professions, Mr. Clements was an active member of the Temple community. 
From 1964 through 1965 he was the president of the Temple Rotary Club. 
In 1969 he was the chairman of the Temple Planning Commission and from 
1970 to 1974 served as mayor of Temple. He went on to serve Temple as 
the chairman of the Law Enforcement Advisory Board, president of the 
Cultural Activities Center, a member of the Board of Directors of the 
Temple Industrial Foundation, and the president of the Temple 
Leadership Council.
  On a personal note, I am grateful to call Jamie Clements a close, 
personal friend. He is a role model for all of us: a man of integrity, 
decency and compassion.
  Let me also say that every accolade to Jamie Clements must also be 
considered a tribute to his wife of 35 years, Ann Trigg Clements. As a 
wife and a mother she has been a true partner in all of Jamie Clement's 
accomplishments.
  Jamie and Ann Clements have made their community and our country a 
better place. They have personally touched the lives of all of us who 
know them and thousands of others who are the beneficiaries of their 
unselfish service.
  I ask members to join me in wishing Jamie, Ann and their three 
children every success and happiness in the future.

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