[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 132 (Friday, September 7, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1839-E1840]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF KENNETH PRUITT, JR.

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                         HON. C. W. BILL YOUNG

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 7, 2007

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam Speaker, Kenneth P. Pruitt, Jr. was known 
to his family and friends as ``KP.'' he had great wit, a sharp 
intellect, and demonstrated a sincere kindness to everyone who came 
across his path. That life was cut too short when Kenneth died on 
August 15, 2007, in Tallahassee, Florida, at the young age of 29.
  Kenneth was the son of our Florida Senate President Ken Pruitt and 
Dianne Peters of Tampa.
  Kenneth had an exceptional capacity for understanding computer 
systems and software from a very young age. He used this talent in the 
marketplace and in the public sector. Kenneth served as a network 
administrator at the State of Florida's Department of Revenue where he 
worked in the Child Support Enforcement Division. At the time of his 
death, Kenneth was working in the Information Technology department at 
Tallahassee HealthCare.
  He was also rich in friends and family. He is survived by his 
daughter Chloe, age four, step-mother Aileen Pruitt of Port St. Lucie; 
siblings Steven, Mark, Ashley, and Michelle;

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step-father Ron Peters of Tampa; and sister Samantha. He is also 
survived by his grandparents Jeannette Dufresne of New Port Richey, 
Robert and Fay Pruitt of Inverness, and many other friends and family 
members.
  In honor of his memory, the Indian River Community College 
established the ``Kenneth P. Pruitt, Jr. Scholarship'' in order to 
provide assistance to students wishing to follow in Kenneth's footsteps 
and make a career in the field of computer technology. In this way, the 
spirit of this bright and talented young man will carry on to inspire 
others.

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