[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 71 (Thursday, May 1, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S3694]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                        TRIBUTE TO BILL KENNEDY

 Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I am pleased to commend Bill 
Kennedy of Inverness, MS, for his distinguished service and exemplary 
contributions to the Mississippi Delta as president of the Delta 
Council.
  Delta Council, an economic development organization in the 
Mississippi Delta, represents the business, professional, and 
agricultural leadership of the region. Bill has commendably fulfilled 
the role of president during a time when Mississippi agriculture and 
the economy of the State of Mississippi have faced significant 
challenges.
  As president of the Delta Council, Bill was called upon to commit 
time and resources to the ever-pressing issues of Mississippi River 
flooding due to the delta's geographic location at the bottom of a 
watershed funnel encompassing most of the United States.
  Bill Kennedy has set the standard by which other agricultural leaders 
of the Mississippi Delta are measured. As past president of the MS 
Ginners Association, past president of the Southern Cotton Ginners 
Association, and president of Duncan Gin, one of the oldest and most 
successful agricultural enterprises in the Mississippi Delta, Bill has 
proven to be an effective advocate on behalf of delta agriculture. 
Because of his unique understanding of the U.S. cotton industry, his 
counsel is frequently sought when issues of national, statewide, or 
regional concern arise.
  Additionally, the role which Bill Kennedy has played in wildlife 
conservation through his leadership as former president of Delta 
Wildlife is inestimable. Bill is a true sportsman and conservationist 
who has devoted thousands of hours to making the Mississippi Delta a 
better place for all those who live and do business in the region.
  I congratulate Bill Kennedy, and thank his wife Lanny, his son 
Larkin, and daughter in law, Jenny Ruth, for the year which they have 
shared with the delta while Bill has served as president of Delta 
Council.

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