[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 53 (Thursday, April 15, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E563]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               A TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE OF KENDALL L. MANOCK

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                             HON. JIM COSTA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 15, 2010

  Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the life of 
Kendall L. Manock. Ken was a pillar in the legal community and a valued 
civic leader that will be sorely missed.
  After attending Fresno High and Fresno State College, he studied law 
at the University of California at Berkeley's Boalt Hall, graduating in 
1954. Upon returning to Fresno, Ken made his mark at an established 
Fresno law firm that traces its roots to the turn of the previous 
century. Ken Manock and Jack Baker built the firm into one of the 
premier law firms in the Central Valley: Baker, Manock & Jensen. Ken 
became a nationally recognized expert on agricultural marketing orders 
and the taxation of agricultural cooperatives. Mr. Manock was the 
firm's managing partner for decades. He was aware of every aspect of 
the firm's business and proved to be an effective leader through the 
years.
  Mr. Manock mentored several generations of attorneys at Baker, Manock 
& Jensen. He taught hard work and keen analysis by example, as he was 
always willing and able to talk out a difficult legal problem in any 
subject. He was a brilliant legal tactician and constantly strove for 
excellence in the practice of the legal profession.
  Ken was a longtime board member of Community Medical Centers. He was 
instrumental in founding the Fresno Heart Hospital, a Community joint 
venture with physicians that opened in 2003, and the expansion of the 
Henry Madden Library at California State University, Fresno.
  As a loving husband, Ken enjoyed traveling with his wife of more than 
50 years, Doris. He will be missed by his children, grandchildren and 
great-grandchild. Ken was proud to see his son Charlie Manock join the 
law firm, where his extended legal family will certainly miss his 
fatherly guidance.
  Kendall Manock was part of a generation that endured incredible 
hardships and sacrifices to make America a better place. Mr. Manock 
will be remembered for his commitment to his family, our community, the 
practice of law and the lives he so graciously touched. I am honored 
and humbled to join his family and the citizens of the San Joaquin 
Valley in celebrating the life of an amazing man.

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