[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 93 (Friday, June 19, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1511]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                         HONORING KIRK LINDSEY

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 19, 2009

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Kirk 
Lindsey for his dedication to his family and community. Mr. Lindsey 
passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at Doctors Medical Hospital in 
Modesto, California surrounded by friends and family. Mr. Lindsey was 
62 years old.
  Kirk Lindsey was born on May 12, 1947 in San Jose, California, to 
Robert and Carol Lindsey. He attended Abilene Christian University 
where he earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Business 
Administration. He also participated in the Masters of Business 
Administration program at Pepperdine University. In 1969, Mr. Lindsey 
was commissioned into the United States Army after completing ROTC at 
Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. After serving in Korea Mr. 
Lindsey returned to California in 1971.
  Mr. Lindsey became President of Brite Transportation System, 
Incorporated, in Riverbank, California; a company he founded in 1972. 
Brite Transportation was created to transport agricultural products and 
products of preservation. In 1976, Mr. Lindsey became the Managing 
General Partner of B&P Bulk, also an agricultural trucking company. 
Between the two companies there are offices currently operating in 
Riverbank, El Centro, Hanford and Woodland, California.
  Mr. Lindsey was always very involved with his community. At the time 
of his passing, he served on the California Transportation Commission 
which is responsible for the programming and allocation of funds for 
the construction of highway, passenger rail and transit improvements 
throughout California. He was appointed to this position by former 
Governor Gray Davis on November 10, 2000, and Governor Arnold 
Schwarzenegger on April 7, 2004 (reappointed on February 14, 2008). He 
had previously served as commissioner of that organization. He was the 
current chairman of the Stanislaus County Private Industry Council, 
President of the Modesto Chamber of Commerce and a past President of 
the California Trucking Association. Mr. Lindsey was a founding member 
of the Riverbank Chamber of Commerce, served as Vice-President of the 
California Casualty Insurance Board and served on the Board of 
Directors of Parkridge Christian Estates. He worked closely with the 
Stanislaus Economic Development and Workforce Alliance and the 
California Workforce Investment Board.
  Mr. Lindsey placed a special emphasis on education. He was the 
founder and President of the Beyer High School Educational Foundation. 
He served on the school's accreditation committee, was past President 
of the Beyer Booster Club and was a committee member for the Beyer Crab 
Feed for eighteen years. This past school year Mr. Lindsey completed 
his twentieth year as Beyer High School's boys and girls swimming and 
water polo coach. Outside of the school, he served on board of the 
Stanislaus Partnership in Education.
  Through all of his community involvement, he made time for family, 
church and travel. His passion was traveling; he visited over seventy-
five countries. He was a member of the Davis Park Church of Christ 
since 1972.
  Mr. Lindsey was preceded in death by his father. He is survived by 
his mother, Carol Lindsey of San Jose; his wife, Cyndi of Modesto; his 
sister Anne Lucier of Sacramento; his daughters, Shannon Suesens and 
her husband John of Sacramento, Whitney Lindsey and Tiffany Lindsey of 
Modesto and Ashleigh Lindsey of Portland, Oregon; and grandson Brendan 
Suesens of Sacramento. He is also survived by his nieces, Christine and 
Courtney Lucier of Sacramento, Stacy Gorton of Seattle, Washington and 
his grand-nephew Cameron Lucier of Sacramento.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to posthumously honor Kirk Lindsey. I 
invite my colleagues to join me in honoring Mr. Lindsey's life and 
wishing the best for his family.

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