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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy of Robert "Bob"
Compton of El Dorado, Arkansas. Mr. Compton passed away on Saturday, August
6th at the age of 76.
A graduate of Hendrix College in 1949 and the University of Arkansas
Law School in 1952, Mr. Compton was an agent with the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and in 1970 ran for the Democratic nomination for Governor
of Arkansas. Additionally, Mr. Compton was a Special Associate Justice
and Special Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court and served as Special
Chairman of the Arkansas Public Service Commission.
A member of the Arkansas Bar Association and President from 1975-1976,
Mr. Compton distinguished himself among his colleagues as an outstanding
attorney. This is further evidenced by his receipt of the Arkansas Outstanding
Lawyer Award in 1988, a classroom dedicated in his name at the University
of Arkansas School of Law in May 2004, and the Arkansas Bar Foundation
Award for Excellence in June 2004.
Mr. Compton was a respected attorney and was dedicated to his family,
community and state. Bob was a good friend who inspired me through his
wise counsel, deeds and actions, just as he has so many others over the
years. Bob leaves the City of El Dorado and the State of Arkansas a better
place because of his many contributions.
Bob Compton truly led an exemplary life and developed a profound respect
for our legal system. My deepest sympathies go out to his wife, Margaret
Compton, their sons, Robert C. Compton, Jr. and Walter Knox Compton, their
daughter, Cathleen Compton, and their grandchildren, Maggie, Whitley, Jackson,
and Tyler. |
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