[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 31, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E17]
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                        TRIBUTE TO RALPH C. DELL

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                             HON. JIM DAVIS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 31, 2006

  Mr. DAVIS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of Ralph C. Dell, 
a prominent, greatly respected attorney whose passing is a tremendous 
loss to the Tampa Bay community.
  Raised in St. Petersburg, Florida, Ralph graduated from the 
University of Florida and earned his law degree at University of 
Florida Law School. Ralph settled down in Tampa and soon cofounded his 
law practice, Allen Dell, representing clients such as Tampa General 
Hospital and the Atlantic Coast Line railroad.
  Ralph gave all his work his very best, earning acclaim not only from 
his loyal clients, but also from his colleagues. In 1987, he was 
selected by the Hillsborough Bar Association to receive the prestigious 
Herbert Goldberg Award. He also served as a member of the board of 
governors of the Florida Bar and as a fellow in the American College of 
Trial Lawyers.
  But Ralph will also be remembered for his involvement in his 
community through a number of local organizations. An active member of 
the First Presbyterian Church of Tampa, Ralph served as an elder and 
clerk of session and he taught Sunday school for nearly 60 years.
  Ralph's tremendous integrity, vivacious spirit, his dedication to the 
legal profession and the quality of his work will always be remembered. 
On behalf of the Tampa Bay community, I extend my deepest sympathies to 
Ralph's family.

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