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WHEREAS, Clark W. Thompson, our friend, enlisted as
a Private in the United States Marine Corps in 1917 as-ePrivate, ser-
ving in both World Wars, with overseas service in the Southwest Pacific
Theater where he was awarded the Legion of Merit; and
WHEREAS, he was retired from the Marine Corps as a
Colonel; and
WHEREAS, Clark W. Thompson, served first in the United
States Congress in 1933 through 1934, and thereafter represented the 9th
Congressional District of Texas from January 1, 1947 through December
30, 1966, serving on the House Merchant Marines and Fisheries, Agri-
culture and Ways and Means Committees, serving during the Presidential
Administrations of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight D.
Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson; and
WHEREAS Clark W. Thompson serves on the Rice, Family
Farms and Panama Canal Congressional Experts Sub -committees; and
WHEREAS, Clark W. Thompson truly represented his
constituents, their needs and wants, regardless of their social or economic
station, attaining their just desires, always acting with courage and dig-
nity and was largely responsible for the development of storm and flood
protection, adequate drainage, improvement of Bastrop Bayou and the
Brazos Harbor Development complex; and
WHEREAS, Clark W. Thompson has been the friend to
businessman, farmer, workingman, industry and oridinary citizen alike;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the undersigned take
special note of the large and human contributions made by Clark W. Thomp-
son, our friend, in this small recognition for not only what he achieved
for his district but particularly for tlecompassionate and considerate
manner in which he has always conducted himself and BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be presented to Congressman
Thompson as a small token of the esteem and respect with which we
hold him.
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