[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 94 (Friday, July 9, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1343]
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            HONORING THE MEMORY OF MR. RALPH R. WILCOX, SR.

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, July 9, 2004

  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, Mobile County, Alabama, and indeed the 
entire First Congressional District recently lost a dear friend, and I 
rise today to honor him and pay tribute to his memory.
  Ralph Wilcox, Sr., was a devoted family man and dedicated community 
servant throughout his entire life. He was retired following a long 
career with the Kimberly Clark Corporation, and in 1982 assumed a 
position on the board of directors of the Mobile County Water, Sewer 
and Fire Protection Authority. As a part of this organization, Mr. 
Wilcox and his fellow board members were responsible for oversight of 
one of the largest public utility and fire protection organizations in 
the State of Alabama, consisting of over 400 miles of water lines in 
Mobile County.
  A lifelong resident of Theodore, Alabama, Mr. Wilcox was also 
actively involved in the life of his community, participating in 
several area youth organizations. He served on the council for the Boy 
Scouts of America and was an active member of the board of the Theodore 
Athletic Association. In 1980, he was inducted as member of the Mobile 
Youth Baseball Hall of Fame, and was nominated by the Tillman's Corner 
Chamber of Commerce as its Citizen of the Year.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in remembering a 
dedicated community servant and long-time advocate for Mobile County, 
Alabama. Ralph Wilcox, Sr., will be deeply missed by his family--his 
wife, Margaret Floyd Wilcox, his daughters, Stephanie Van Cleave and 
Margie Wilcox, his son, Ralph ``Hoppy'' Wilcox, Jr., his sister, Lucy 
Clark, seven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild--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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