[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 48 (Thursday, March 25, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E584-E585]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO OSCAR FENDLER

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                           HON. MARION BERRY

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 25, 1999

  Mr. BERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a man from the 
1st Congressional District of Arkansas who will celebrate his 90th 
birthday in Blytheville, Arkansas this weekend. Mr. Fendler is one of 
Arkansas' foremost lawyers and has practiced law since 1933 in 
Blytheville except for four years from 1941-45 when he was on active 
duty with the U.S. Navy.
  Born in Blytheville and raised in Manila, Mr. Fendler has received 
many honors during his 65 years of law practice. He is the former 
president of the Arkansas Bar Association and a fellow in the American 
College of Trust and Estate Council; a fellow of the American Bar 
Foundation; chairman of the Section of General Practice of the American 
Bar Association; a member of the House of Delegates of the American Bar 
Association, the ABA's governing body; and a member of the American 
Judicature Society, among other honors.
  Mr. Fendler also had an interest in journalism. He is the former 
chief editorial writer for the Arkansas Traveler, the student newspaper 
at the University of Arkansas and while attending Harvard Law, he free-
lanced as a reporter for the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
  Oscar Fendler has been a leader and advocate for Mississippi County 
and Northeast Arkansas for his entire life. He is a living history of 
that area. Mr. Fendler has been a strong voice in Arkansas law and I 
wish him the best on his 90th birthday and congratulate him on his 65 
years of service in our state.

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