[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 31, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1663]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO KENNETH MYERS

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                         HON. KENDRICK B. MEEK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 31, 2007

  Mr. MEEK of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
the late Kenneth Myers, a fellow Florida Legislator and outstanding 
attorney in the Miami community.
  During Mr. Myers distinguished career in the Florida House of 
Representatives and Florida Senate, he displayed a dedication and 
commitment to strengthening the state of Florida. Serving 4 years in 
the House of Representatives and 12 years in the State Senate, Mr. 
Myers sponsored more than 200 bills that strengthened Florida and our 
sense of social justice. He personified the essential qualities of a 
great community leader and earned his place among the pillars of our 
community.
  Mr. Myers was a brilliant attorney and proudly practiced law with his 
father for over thirty years. When his father retired, he joined 
another distinguished law firm and continued with compassion his path 
for justice in our South Florida community. Mr. Myers' sincere 
involvement instilled a profound impact on the community, resulting in 
many awards, accolades and honors including a Coconut Grove park named 
in his honor.
  Mr. Myers lived a stunning life, graduating from Miami High School in 
1950 then pursuing higher education at the University of North 
Carolina, Chapel Hill. He proceeded to the University of Florida, 
School of Law. Mr. Myers' devotion to education led him to serve as a 
member of the prestigious University of Miami Board of Trustees for 25 
years.
  Mr. Myers' is survived by his sister and my esteemed friend, the 
Jewish Community Relations Council Director Judy Gilbert-Gould and her 
husband, Gerald Gould. He is also survived by his nieces Nancy Gilbert, 
Carolyn Gilbert Epstein and Belinda Gilbert; his nephew Robert C. 
Gilbert, an officer of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Board; Mark 
Gilbert, and eight grandnephews and grandnieces. Mr. Myers was the son 
of the Federation's Founding President, Stanley C. Myers.
  His Family and friends will memorialize him during a special service 
at Temple Beth Am on Tuesday July, 31 2007.
  Kenneth Myers was a dedicated public servant and his leadership in 
the community was genuinely admirable. We would all be well served to 
emulate the legacy of achievement that Mr. Myers practiced throughout 
his lifetime. May his memory be blessed.

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