[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 27, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E458]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO ATTORNEY FRED L. LANDER III

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 27, 2001

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to note 
with great sadness the passing of Attorney Fred L. Lander III, one of 
the great community leaders and Noted Civil Rights Attorneys of Dallas, 
Texas.
  Attorney Lander, III was born on April 19, 1927 in Charlotte, North 
Carolina. He served in the U.S. Army during the time of the Korean 
Conflict. He received his Juris Doctorate Degree in 1952 from Howard 
University School of Law in Washington, D.C.
  His job pursuits were numerous, including classroom teacher, 
independent Real Estate and Insurance operator. He held an 
administrative position with the Port of New York Authority and Hearing 
Officer with the New York State Department of Labor. He also served 30 
years with the Federal Government at the Internal Revenue Service, the 
Federal Power Commission, the National Archives and Records Service and 
the Department of Justice's Law Enforcement Assistance Administration.
  He served with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission until his 
retirement on April 16, 1987. In the interim, he served as Crime 
Analysis and Executive Director of the Pilot District Police Community 
Relations Project for the District of Columbia. He was appointed an 
Administrative Law Judge for the Civil Service Commission in Dallas, 
Texas.
  Attorney Lander, III was a Life Member of the National Bar 
Association, the J.L. Turner Legal Association, the Dallas County Bar 
Association, the Federal Bar Association, the Texas Trial Lawyers 
Association, the American Bar Association, and the National Association 
of Blacks in Criminal Justice.
  In community service, his memberships included the Dallas Urban 
League (Life Member and former Board Member); the National Association 
for the Advancement of Colored People (Life Member and former member of 
the Board of the Dallas Branch); OMEGA PSI PHI Fraternity, Inc. (Life 
Member); Paul Drayton Lodge No. 9 of the Free and Accepted Masons; 
Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce; Howard University Alumni Association; 
Progressive Voters League of Dallas; Regular Fellows Club (Past 
President); and Glen Oaks Homeowners Association (Legal Advisor).
  He served on the Board of Directors of the Community Council of 
Greater Dallas, the North Texas Legal Services Foundation, the Dallas 
Office of the Opportunities Industrialization Center, the Park South 
YMCA, the Pylon
  Attorney Lander, III was a Charter Advisor and participant of the 
C.A.W. Clark Legal Clinic. He was a 50-year member of the Omega Psi Phi 
Fraternity, Inc. and received the Man of the Year Award in 1977. He 
also received the President's Award for Outstanding Service in 1983 and 
the C.B. Bunkley Legal Service Award in 1989 from the J.L. Turner Legal 
Association; the Dallas Urban League Board Service Award in 1993 and 
the Whitney Young Award in 1995; and other awards, certifications, 
commendations and recognitions too numerous to mention.
  He was certified to practice law before all Courts in the State of 
Texas, before the United States District Courts for the Northern and 
Eastern Districts of Texas, before the United States Court of Appeals 
for the Fifth Circuit, and before the United States Supreme Court.
  Attorney Fred L. Lander, III was a wonderful husband to his wife and 
a loving parent. He was the proud father of an U.S. Navy retiree and a 
Municipal Court Judge in Dallas, Texas. He also had three Godchildren, 
two Texas adopted grandchildren and his pet.
  Mr. Speaker, Attorney Ladner, III inspired his children, his peers, 
the Black community and all who knew him.
  With his passing, I have lost a dear friend, many members of our 
community have lost a mentor, and the citizens of Dallas have lost a 
great Civil Rights Lawyer and community leader. He was truly an 
inspiration and will be missed. God bless his family. We commend him to 
you, dear Lord, in your eternal care. Amen.

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