[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 102 (Friday, July 28, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1597]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO ROBERT F. KERLEY

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 28, 2006

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a distinguished 
American, Robert F. Kerley, who died on July 7, 2006.
  Robert Kerley was born and educated in California. He served his 
country during World War II as a member of General Mark Clark's staff 
in Italy. After the war he earned his B.S. Degree at the University of 
California Berkeley, and then began his quarter century career with the 
University. He was at Berkeley from 1951 until 1964 when he left to 
become the Vice President for Business Affairs and Treasurer at the 
University of Kentucky, and went on to serve as Vice President for 
Administration and Treasurer at Johns Hopkins. He returned to Berkeley 
in 1970 and served as Vice Chancellor of Administration until his 
retirement in 1982. Upon his retirement he received the Berkeley 
Citation, U.C. Berkeley's highest honor. The California Alumni 
Association awarded him the Alumni Citation for excellence in service 
and he was named a Berkeley Fellow in 2003, an honor given to a select 
group for extraordinary service to the University.
  Robert Kerley is survived by his beloved wife Betty whom he met at 
Berkeley and married in 1975 at the Chancellor's residence. He also 
leaves his children Kathleen James, Maureen Douglas, Barbara Neill, 
William Kerley and his step-children Katherine Strehl and William 
Strehl. He also leaves 10 beloved grandchildren . . . Adriana, Allison, 
Andrew, Brent, Carolyn, Cecily, Christina, Jake, Joseph and Meredith.
  Robert Kerley was a member of the Board of Regents of John F. Kennedy 
University, a member and Chair of the National Association of Colleges 
and Universities, as well as a member of the Council on Higher 
Education. He was a founding member and Chair of the governing board of 
the Center for Independent Living in Berkeley, the first group run by 
and for people with disabilities, and an advisor to Alta Bates Medical 
Center.
  It has been a personal privilege to have known Mr. Kerley's step-
daughter for many years. Her integrity and commitment to public service 
are an eloquent statement about her, as well as her father.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring this good and 
great American and in extending our deepest sympathy to his family. 
Robert Kerley contributed greatly to our community and our country, and 
in doing so, made us a stronger and better nation.

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