[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 19 (Wednesday, February 15, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E161-E162]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO SHEPARD KING

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                         HON. KENDRICK B. MEEK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 15, 2006

  Mr. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the late 
Shepard King, a remarkable man with tremendous talent, energy and 
generosity whose many contributions to our entire South Florida 
community comprise an enduring and lasting legacy that will be with us 
for many years to come.
  Shepard King was a doer and an achiever. He was co-chair of the 
National Tax, Trusts & Estates Practice at the law firm of Greenberg 
Traurig, LLP, one of Florida's most successful and influential firms. 
He served as a President of the Miami Chapter of the American Jewish 
Committee, AJC, and strongly believed in its mission. Additionally, 
Shep served as a Director of the Miami-Dade County Bar Association; an 
Adjunct Faculty Member in the Masters in Taxation Program of the UM 
School of Law; a Member of the American College of Tax Counsel; the 
Executive Council, Tax Section of The Florida Bar; the Law Revision 
Council of Florida; the Board of Directors, the Greater Miami Jewish 
Federation; co-founder, the Family Business Institute at Florida 
International University and Hands Across the Campus; and Chairman, 
South Florida Conference on Soviet Jewry.

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  Through the work of Ms. Bernita M. King, Mr. Russell L. King and the 
American Jewish Committee, however, Shephard King's legacy will is 
alive and well because of the Shep King Endowment Fund, which was 
established in 2004, one year after Shep King passed away. Throughout 
his life, he had a profound appreciation for the insights and 
opportunities that his education had provided him, and he always 
encouraged his own children and others to get as much education as 
possible.
  Because he believed so strongly in the power of education, the Shep 
King Endowment Fund is dedicated to providing scholarships to 
underprivileged children in South Florida. The Endowment aims to 
identify recipients while they are still in elementary school and to 
provide hands-on guidance, as well as financial support, to aid 
children and offset private school educational expenses during junior 
high school, high school and college. Although the scholarship is 
established through the United Jewish Philanthropies, the recipients 
are students of any race, religion, or ethnicity. Currently, the first 
Shep King Scholar is studying at a private junior high school in Miami, 
and an additional student is anticipated to be added this fall.
  My hope is that over the years, the Shep King Endowment Fund can 
bring the opportunities that come through education to many others and 
that Shep's legacy will continue to live on through their 
accomplishments.

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