[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 79 (Tuesday, May 7, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H2881-H2882]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              COMMEMORATING THE LIFE OF CLYDE VANCE DUNNAM

  (Mr. VEASEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. VEASEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to one of 
Waco's longest serving lawyers for over seven decades, Clyde Vance 
Dunnam. He was part of a venerable legal family in the Waco community 
who saw his career last for seven decades and was part of a family law 
firm that dates back almost 100 years.
  Clyde Vance Dunnam graduated from Baylor with his undergrad in 
business administration and Baylor Law School and was proud to be part 
of a law firm that included not only his sons but also his 
grandchildren.
  He practiced law literally his entire adult life and gained a 
reputation as one of the most skilled and most successful trial 
attorneys in the history of

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central Texas. Mr. Dunnam also mentored just a countless number of 
attorneys in central Texas in the Waco area, and his memory will live 
for a long time through those many attorneys.
  In addition to being a very successful attorney, he also held 
leadership positions in the Masonic Lodge, the Scottish Rite, and so 
many other organizations.
  As serious a demeanor as Mr. Dunnam had, he was first and foremost a 
family man. I will never forget how proud he was at his granddaughter's 
wedding.
  My prayers go out to his wife, children, grandchildren, and great-
grandchildren during this difficult time.

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