[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 13 (Monday, February 23, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S814]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    JOSEPH CHESHIRE WEBB (1915-1998)

  Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, as I speak, the countless friends of Joe 
Webb have been sadly saying farewell to him at services today in 
Raleigh and at Saint Matthews Church cemetery in Hillsborough, Joe's 
final resting place.
  Joseph Cheshire Webb, 83, died this past Friday afternoon after a 
distinguished career as trust officer for Wachovia Bank and Trust 
Company in Raleigh--which he had served for decades as head of that 
bank's trust department.
  But it was not merely Joe's able service as a highly respected banker 
that earned for him the wide circle of friends who were saddened by the 
news of his passing.
  Joe was thoughtful and caring without fail--and his sense of humor 
made him welcome everywhere he went.
  In other words, he was a genuinely good guy, a sincere and honorable 
friend. His service in the Navy during World War II, his participation 
in the civic and business life of Raleigh and the State of North 
Carolina, and the sincerity of his friendly personality earned for him 
the respect and affection of all who knew him.
  To all of us who knew Joe Webb well, he was what the late Senator 
Dick Russell of Georgia so often referred to as ``one of Nature's 
Noblemen.''
  I am proud to have been his friend, Mr. President, and to have him as 
mine. I shall miss him.

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