[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 15046-15047]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING NICHOLAS STALL-
                    WORTH HARE ON HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 6, 2011

  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to extend very special birthday 
greetings to an honored member of the South Alabama legal community. 
Next week, Nick Hare will celebrate his 100th birthday among the 
company of a proud family and many loyal friends in his hometown of 
Monroeville.
  Born on October 11, 1911, ``Mr. Nick'' graduated from Northwood 
School, Lake Placid, New York, in 1930. He received his college 
undergraduate degree with honors from Auburn University (Alabama 
Polytechnic Institute) in 1932, and three years later earned his law 
degree from the University of Alabama.
  After completing his education, Nick joined his cousin, Francis Hare, 
in the practice of law in Birmingham. Soon after, World War II 
intervened and his country called. Nick was inducted into the Army Air 
Corps where he honorably served America, including working on the 
famous Manhattan Project to produce the atomic bomb.
  After his distinguished military service, Nick returned to Alabama 
and opened his law office in Monroeville. He soon entered politics, 
being elected to the Alabama legislature in 1954. During his tenure in 
Montgomery, Nick served as chair of the Judiciary Advisory Council. He 
left office in 1959 assuming the role of Assistant Attorney General 
under Alabama Attorney General MacDonald Gallion. While on the Attorney 
General's staff, Nick worked with Governor John Patterson to combat 
loan sharks victimizing Alabamians.
  In 1960, Nick turned his gaze to Mobile after he was appointed chief 
legal counsel for the Alabama State Docks under director Earl McGowan. 
Later, during the Reagan administration, he served the federal 
government as

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an appointee to represent the United States in legal seminars with the 
People's Republic of China.
  Nick Hare has accomplished much in his 100 years. He's been an Army 
Air Corpsman, a legislator, a state official, federal appointee and a 
lifelong attorney representing the best interests of the people of 
Alabama.
  Mr. Speaker, it is not uncommon to laud someone you respect with the 
compliment ``they're a gentleman and a scholar''. In ``Mr. Nick's'' 
case, he truly is both. A nationally recognized legal mind, an inventor 
holding eight patents, and an active member of his community, Nicolas 
Stallworth Hare is a true gentleman and a scholar and a very dear 
friend to many, many people.
  On behalf of the people of Alabama and this House, I am pleased to 
offer Nick our very best wishes on his 100th birthday. May he continue 
to have a long, happy and healthy life for many years to come.

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