[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 31, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E534-E535]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING KENNETH J. BEEBY

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                        HON. JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 31, 1998

  Mr. MOAKLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize one of the great, 
behind-the-scenes figures in American business today. He is Kenneth J. 
Beeby, who will retire this year after 25 years of service with Ocean 
Spray Cranberries, Inc. Ken's leadership and dedication has led Ocean 
Spray and the cranberry industry nationwide through a period of 
unparalleled prosperity and growth.
  Our professional and personal life creates many fine lines, demanding 
us to make many hard choices and decisions every day. Few people learn 
to navigate this line and maintain a balance--when to walk it, when to 
crossover and when to stand up and on what side. Ken Beeby is one of 
those few people who have mastered this ability with honor, self-
respect and integrity.
  During his 25 years of service to Ocean Spray, Ken has compiled an 
impressive record of achievement, rising to the post of Vice President, 
General Counsel and Secretary. Massachusetts is the birthplace of the 
cranberry industry and the home of Ocean Spray Cranberries, a grower 
owned market cooperative. For nearly 70 years, the cranberry industry 
has been a major contributor to our economic and employment base in 
Massachusetts. And Ken's keen intellect and understanding of the legal 
issues surrounding the Cooperative form of business and proper 
trademark usage enabled Ocean Spray to develop and grow into the 
organization it is today.
  Cranberry growers nationwide respect and admire Ken's intelligent and 
professional manner in which he diligently performed his duties. His 
faithful service with various agricultural and trade organizations has 
been a benefit to the best interests of all cranberry farming 
communities across the country.
  Ken started with the grower-owned cooperative in 1973 as House 
Counsel. In 1976, he was promoted to Chief Legal Officer and a year 
later, was named Vice President-General Counsel. In 1982, he was 
appointed Secretary of the Corporation.
  Prior to joining Ocean Spray, Ken served as Staff Attorney and 
Assistant General Counsel with Seven-Up from 1961 to 1973. He is a 
graduate of Northwestern University School of Law and Beloit College in 
Wisconsin.
  Ken is a member of several professional organizations, including the 
National Council of Farmer's Cooperatives, Grocery Manufacturers of 
America, National Food Processors Association, American Bar 
Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, American Agricultural Law 
Association, Association of Food and Drug Officials and the American 
Corporate Counsel Association.
  An active participant in his home community, Ken is a Lay Person of 
his church and a former board member of the Plymouth Philharmonic 
Orchestra. He and his wife Shelley live in Duxbury, Massachusetts. They 
have three children and two grandchildren.
  The cranberry industry has benefited from Ken's wise judgement, calm 
guidance and compassionate insight into the crucial issues facing 
business and agriculture. His devotion

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to the cause has helped secure for Ocean Spray a position of prestige 
among American corporations, and surely secured for him an honored 
place in the history of Ocean Spray, the cranberry industry and 
American business.

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