[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 62 (Tuesday, May 8, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H2006]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     LEGISLATION TO DESIGNATE THE ``M. CALDWELL BUTLER POST OFFICE 
                    BUILDING'' IN ROANOKE, VIRGINIA

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I 
introduced legislation today to name the main Roanoke United States 
Post Office at 419 Rutherford Avenue in Roanoke, Virginia, for my good 
friend, former Congressman M. Caldwell Butler.
  Mr. Butler is a gentleman whom I admire greatly. He served as a 
United States naval officer during World War II. He received his 
undergraduate degree from the University of Richmond in 1948 where he 
was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa. In 1950 he 
received an LL.B. degree from the University of Virginia School of Law 
where he was elected to the Order of the Coif. In 1978, he received an 
honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from Washington and Lee University.
  Mr. Butler served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1962 until 
1972, where he was minority leader. He practiced law in Roanoke from 
1950 until his election to Congress in 1972. He served five full terms 
in the House of Representatives, representing the sixth district of 
Virginia. It was my privilege to serve as Congressman Butler's district 
director from 1977 until 1979.
  While in Congress, Mr. Butler was a member of the House Committee on 
the Judiciary and the Committee on Government Operations. Mr. Butler's 
start in Congress was memorable. As a member of the House Committee on 
the Judiciary, he served with distinction as part of the panel that 
conducted impeachment hearings involving President Richard Nixon.

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  Mr. Speaker, following his service to our Nation, Mr. Butler returned 
home to Roanoke to practice law as a partner of the firm of Woods, 
Rogers & Hazelgrove, which he continued to do until his retirement in 
1998. In addition, he contributed his expertise on a national level by 
serving as a member of the National Bankruptcy Review Commission from 
1995 until 1997.
  Mr. Butler is a pillar of the civic community as well, serving as a 
member of the board of directors of the John Marshall Foundation and 
the board of trustees of the Virginia Historical Society, a fellow of 
the American Bar Foundation, a fellow of the American College of 
Bankruptcy, and a fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation.
  Mr. Butler has shown great leadership and personal integrity in his 
service as a member of the Virginia General Assembly and as a United 
States Congressman.
  It is with great pleasure that I honor a true public servant by 
introducing legislation that will make Roanoke, Virginia home to the M. 
Caldwell Butler Post Office Building.

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