[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 137 (Wednesday, September 6, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1708]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                TRIBUTE TO THE LATE WILLIAM N. KENEFICK

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                        HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 6, 1995
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, northwest Indiana lost a great business 
leader last month. William N. Kenefick, who devoted every ounce of his 
spirit to the Indiana Port Commission and development of northwest 
Indiana, passed away on August 10, 1995.
  William was the son of a lawyer and a grandson of Michigan City, 
IN's, first judge. He graduated from Notre Dame University, the 
Benjamin Franklin School of Accounting, and Georgetown University Law 
School.
  Following service in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946 as a lieutenant, 
he began his law practice in Michigan City. William actively practiced 
law until 1978. It was at this point in time that William launched 
another career as a land developer. William's major projects included 
the Marina Park South, Commerce Square, Medical Plaza, and Congress 
Park condominium and office complexes in Michigan City.
  Moreover, in 1989, William joined the Indiana Port Commission, which 
oversees all three of Indiana's port sites. In 1991, William became the 
head of the commission. During his tenure, William stressed maritime-
related industrial development at port properties. William succeeded in 
developing family-wage jobs for residents of northwest Indiana. As 
Indiana's International Port at Burns Harbor, IN, celebrates its 25th 
anniversary, the citizens of northwest Indiana can thank William for 
his dedication to the Port Commission to make Indiana's ports a 
success.
  William's determination to better northwest Indiana for all of its 
residents did not stop in the business community. In 1968, William 
underwent surgery for cancer of the larynx and then traveled to Arizona 
to learn to speak without a voicebox. He later counseled people facing 
the same operation.
  Mr. Speaker and my other distinguished colleagues, William Kenefick's 
legacy is a superb example of how the business community can make a 
difference for everyone in northwest Indiana. William will be missed by 
all who loved him.


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