[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 25, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E218-E219]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING THE MEMORY OF MR. KENDALL P. DEXTER

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 25, 2004

  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, Mobile County and indeed the entire State of 
Alabama recently lost a dear friend, and I rise today to honor him and 
pay tribute to his memory.
  Mr. Kendall Parker Dexter was a devoted family man and dedicated 
community leader throughout his life.
  Following his graduation from the University of Michigan, he joined 
International Paper Company in 1950 as a forester. After serving in 
various positions with the company in Mississippi, Mr. Dexter moved to 
Mobile, Alabama

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in 1955 and began work as a conservation forester in International 
Paper's Gulf Woodlands Region. From 1962 to 1974, he served as a member 
of the management development and public relations departments at the 
Southern Kraft Division headquarters. Beginning in 1974 and continuing 
until his retirement, he served as the division's manager of 
governmental relations.
  Along with his employment at International Paper, Mr. Dexter also 
served in various capacities as an outside consultant to the timber and 
paper industries, the Mobile Bar Pilots, and to representatives in both 
the Alabama State Legislature and the United States Congress. He also 
served as president of the Paper Industry Management Association.
  In the midst of his intense professional schedule, Mr. Dexter also 
found time to serve in many community organizations and on several 
boards of directors. He was actively involved with the Boy Scouts of 
America and was an important part of the effort to organize and develop 
Camp Maubila in Jackson, Alabama. Mr. Dexter was also an active member 
of the Kiwanis Club, a past member of the Mobile Area Chamber of 
Commerce, as well as a member of the board of directors of the Mobile 
Symphony and Civic Music Association.
  Mr. Dexter was also a proud veteran of the United States Air Force 
and served with distinction during the Korean War as both a navigator 
and bombardier aboard a B-26 ``Invader.'' For his service, he was 
awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in remembering a 
dedicated community leader and friend to many throughout South Alabama. 
Mr. Dexter will be deeply missed by his family--his wife, Lila Webb 
Dexter; his children, John Kendall Dexter, David Parker Dexter, 
Elizabeth Dexter, and Katherine Dexter Allen; his stepchildren, Lila 
McDuffie Bailey, Virginia McDuffie Siniard, and Hunter McDuffie, III; 
and 14 grandchildren--as well as the countless friends he leaves 
behind. Our thoughts and prayers are with them all at this difficult 
time.

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