[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 7 (Friday, January 12, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E104]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING THE MEMORY OF MR. BENJAMIN MORGAN RADCLIFF, SR.

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 12, 2007

  Mr. BONNER. Madam 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. Benjamin Morgan Radcliff, Sr. was an outstanding American, a 
devoted family man, and a dedicated community leader throughout his 
life.
  He was a veteran of the United States Army and spent much of his own 
life making sure generations to follow would be safe. He represented 
loyalty and dedication in his everyday life, and I salute him, at this 
difficult time for his family and friends, for his upstanding morals 
and his outstanding character.
  Mr. Radcliff was a native and lifelong resident of Mobile. He spent 
his entire life working to make Mobile and south Alabama a better place 
to live and work.
  As founder and chairman of the board of Ben M. Radcliff Contractor 
Inc., a multi-million dollar company he built from the ground up, Mr. 
Radcliff literally helped to build Mobile from a small, sleepy southern 
city to a major port of commerce in the heart of the central Gulf 
Coast. His outgoing nature coupled with his hard work, strong work 
ethic, and determination are just some of the reasons why he 
accomplished so much during his life.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join with me in remembering a 
dedicated community leader and friend to many throughout south Alabama.
  ``Mr. Ben,'' as he was affectionately known around town, loved life 
and lived it to the fullest. It is safe to say that when spring turkey 
season rolls around this year, there will be a giant void in the piney 
woods and gently rolling hills of south Alabama. Suffice it to say, his 
passing marks a tremendous loss for all of us.
  ``Mr. Ben,'' will be deeply missed by many but most especially his 
beloved wife, Jean Faulk Radcliff; his three daughters, Carolyn Akers, 
Elizabeth Latham, and Julia Menge; his son, Benjamin Morgan Radcliff, 
Jr.; 12 grandchildren; and the countless friends that he leaves behind.
  Our thoughts and prayers are with them all during this difficult 
time.

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