Sam Gibbons: “Mr. Speaker, it is my great honor today to be on the floor to speak in favor of H. Res. 417, a resolution I introduced…”

“Mr. Speaker, it is my great honor today to be on the floor to speak in favor of H. Res. 417, a resolution I introduced to recognize the distinguished career and extraordinary life of Justice C. Clifton Young. Justice Cliff Young will be retiring this year after serving 18 years on the Nevada Supreme Court. However, this achievement is only one in a long list of accomplishments which span Justice Young's lifetime. As a young boy in the rural, agricultural community of Lovelock, Nevada, Cliff Young was the son of pioneers and soon learned at an early age the value of hard work. As a youth he had a series of odd jobs from shining shoes to painting houses to installing sidewalks. His work ethic earned him the honor of being named valedictorian of his high school class and then earning the highest scholastic achievement at graduation from the University of Nevada at Reno. He would eventually continue his studies at Harvard Law School thanks to the G.I. Bill, but before he embarked on a career in law and public service, Justice Young served his Nation as an officer in the 103rd Infantry Division during World War II. He was honorably discharged as a major at the sage age of 23.”