[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 170 (Tuesday, October 31, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2078]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO MARION WINSTEAD

                                 ______


                             HON. MIKE WARD

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 31, 1995

  Mr. WARD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Marion Winstead and to 
commemorate the establishment of Marion Winstead Drive, dedicated on 
October 17, 1995 at Riverport in my district of Louisville, KY.
  In February of 1945, Marion Winstead became a member of the 
Teamsters, Local 89 and, in April of 1952, he became an assistant 
business agent of that same chapter. In December of 1955, Mr. Winstead 
was elected secretary and treasurer of the Teamsters, Local 89 and in 
1976, he was elected president of this chapter.
  Marion Winstead's election as president of the Teamsters, Local 89 
was only the beginning of his service to Louisville. In 1976, Mr. 
Winstead was appointed by then Kentucky Governor Julian Carroll to the 
governor's Economic Development Commission and one year later, he was 
appointed to the Governor's Commission on Products and Liability. 
Marion Winstead also served on the Louisville and Jefferson County 
Tourist and Convention Commission, the Kentucky Labor Management 
Advisory Council, the commission's of corrections and community 
services, the Governor's Task Force on Workman's Compensation, the 
Kentucky Job Training Coordinating Council, the Kentucky Port and River 
Development Commission, and, in 1995, he was appointed to the 
Enterprise Zone Authority of Kentucky.
  Mr. Speaker, this new street marks another chapter in the growth and 
job creation which have made Riverport such a success story for our 
community. Marion Winstead, as chairman of the board of the Louisville/
Jefferson County Riverport Authority, led the authority during tough 
times. Fortunately, he had the steadfastness and determination to see 
this industrial park through its rougher days. Today, we see the 
results of all of the hard work done over so many years. Our community 
is benefiting from the jobs and prosperity created by this thriving 
industrial park. Mr. Speaker, it is most appropriate that future 
employees and visitors who come to Riverport will drive on Marion 
Winstead Drive, for it is Marion Winstead, perhaps more than any other 
individual, who has made Riverport what it is today.

                          ____________________