[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20940]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                      A TRIBUTE TO AMORY UNDERHILL

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Terry). Under a previous order of the 
House, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Shaw) is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. SHAW. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to pay tribute to my dear friend 
Amory Underhill who passed away last night at the age of 89 in DeLand, 
Florida. Amory was highly respected and honored for his lifetime 
accomplishments and service.
  Amory served as lieutenant commander in the United States Navy. After 
his military service, Amory came to Washington, D.C. where he became 
special attorney at the United States Department of Justice. Amory also 
served as first assistant in the antitrust division and Deputy Attorney 
General's office and was appointed as assistant Attorney General by 
President Truman.
  Amory was proud to have attended every presidential inaugural from 
President Roosevelt through President Clinton and privileged to have a 
personal relationship with each one of these presidents.
  Throughout all of Amory's achievements, he remained a dedicated 
Floridian through his service and generosity to his native State. Amory 
served as trustee emeritus of my alma mater, Stetson University in 
DeLand, Florida, and Saint Leo College in Saint Leo, Florida. He served 
as chairman emeritus of the Board of Overseers of Stetson University 
College of Law in St. Petersburg, Florida, and as chairman and 
president of the Bert Fish Foundation in DeLand, Florida.
  Amory was actively involved in the Florida House here in Washington, 
D.C., serving as treasurer and as a member of the founding board with 
the late Governor Lawton Chiles and his wife, Rhea. From the time he 
first came to Washington, through the rest of his life, he was a 
fixture at every Florida State society function, acting as friend and 
mentor to generations of Floridians in Washington, including the 
Florida Congressional Delegation.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored and grateful to have had the opportunity to 
have known Amory Underhill. Amory was a highly respected man in 
Florida. While I am saddened by his passage, his extensive 
contributions to Florida, this Nation, and the fond memories that I 
have will live on forever.

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