[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 92 (Tuesday, June 5, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E776]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             IN MEMORY OF CLEMENT CLAY ``BO'' TORBERT, JR.

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 5, 2018

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember the life 
of Clement Clay ``Bo'' Torbert, Jr.
  Bo was raised in Lee County. After graduating high school, he 
attended the U.S. Naval Academy and later graduated from Auburn 
University in 1951. At Auburn, he was a member of the school's swim 
team.
  In 1954, Bo graduated from law school at the University of Alabama. 
In 1958, he was elected as a State Representative and in 1966, was 
elected to the Alabama State Senate. In 1976, Bo was elected as chief 
justice of the Alabama Supreme Court where he served two six-year 
terms.
  After serving in the Supreme Court, Torbert went on to teach at both 
the University of Alabama School of Law and Cumberland School of Law. 
He also joined the Maynard, Cooper and Gale law firm and practiced 
there until he retired.
  Bo was an active member of First United Methodist Church in Opelika. 
He passed away on June 2, 2018 in Opelika, Alabama.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in remembering the life and public 
service of Bo Torbert. He will be greatly missed.

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