[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 71 (Thursday, May 1, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E790]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNIZING ATTORNEY JOHN TUCKER

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 1, 2008

  Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, today I come to recognize the many 
achievements of the man known as ``the wizard of trial law,'' John G. 
Tucker, who passed away at the age of 100 in January 2008. With his 
signature bow tie and flat top hair cut, Tucker was a fixture of the 
legal profession in Southeast Texas for over 75 years.
  Tucker's father was an Army officer serving in Cuba as part of a 
peacekeeping force where officers were allowed to have their families 
live with them. His wife was 8 months pregnant when they found out that 
if born on Cuban soil, their son could never run for President of the 
United States. Knowing her son was destined for greatness, Tucker's 
mother set sail for New York City and eventually landed in Kansas City, 
Kansas, where John was born.
  Though he never ascended to the highest office in the United States, 
Tucker was rather successful in all of his endeavors. He attended 
college in Pennsylvania and went on to graduate from Harvard Law 
School. John moved to Southeast Texas in the middle of the Great 
Depression of the 1930s, determined to take advantage of the boom 
created by the oil refineries. He joined the law firm created by 
William Orgain in 1933. The name was changed to Orgain, Bell, and 
Tucker in 1945 and continues to set the bar for legal excellence to 
this very day.
  John Tucker tried over 90 cases in state and federal court and has 
argued cases before the Texas Supreme Court. He was deemed a Southeast 
Texas Legend by the Beaumont Foundation of America scholarship board in 
February 2007, becoming only the second person at the time to earn such 
honor.
  On behalf of the Second Congressional District of Texas, I want to 
honor John G. Tucker for his lifetime of accomplishments. Through his 
diligent efforts and dedication he has made Southeast Texas a better 
place to live for generations to come.

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