[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 46 (Thursday, April 23, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E659]
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                      IN HONOR OF MR. DEE J. KELLY

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                           HON. MARTIN FROST

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 23, 1998

  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dee Kelly, from Fort 
Worth, Texas, who is receiving the Blackstone Award on April 30, 1998, 
for consistent ability, integrity, and courage as a lawyer.
  Mr. Kelly grew up in Bonham, Texas, the son of a farmer and a mill 
worker. He knew as early as high school that he wanted to practice law. 
He became a friend of Speaker Sam Rayburn, who was his Congressman in 
Bonham, and spent some time working for the Speaker on Capitol Hill. He 
completed his bachelors degree at Texas Christian University in Forth 
Worth, Texas, and studied law at George Washington University at night 
while he was working for the Speaker. After a few years in Washington, 
Mr. Kelly returned to Fort Worth to practice law. He began his own firm 
in 1979, which now has about 80 attorneys in Fort Worth and Austin.
  Mr. Kelly is not a stranger to awards and honors. He has won 
countless business and civic awards, including the Horatio Alger Award 
in 1995. He has been included in the book Best Lawyers in America for 
seven years in a row. The Blackstone Award is special to him because it 
is given by his colleagues. In addition to the long hours he maintains 
at his firm, Kelly, Hart & Hallman, Mr. Kelly serves on several 
corporate boards and has close ties to his alma mater, Texas Christian 
University, where the alumni center is named after him. Many civil 
attorneys never receive the widespread recognition that their 
colleagues in criminal law receive, but Mr. Kelly is one of the few who 
has.
  My fellow colleagues, please join me in recognizing Mr. Dee J. Kelly, 
a truly outstanding attorney and active member of his community.

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