[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 72 (Thursday, April 27, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E555]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                REMEMBERING WILLIAM ADAMS KIMBROUGH, JR.

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                           HON. BRADLEY BYRNE

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 27, 2017

  Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember the life of Mr. 
William Adams Kimbrough, Jr. Billy, as he was known, was a leader in 
the Mobile community and a former U.S. Attorney for the Southern 
District of Alabama.
   Billy was born in Selma and grew up in Thomasville. He attended the 
University of the South, or Sewanee, where he was a member of the 
football team and active in campus affairs. He later graduated from the 
University of Alabama School of Law.
   Under President John F. Kennedy, Billy served as an Assistant U.S. 
Attorney before working in the legal department at the GM&O Railroad in 
Mobile. He later joined the law firm of Stockman & Bedsole. In 1977, 
President Jimmy Carter appointed him to serve as the U.S. Attorney for 
the Southern District of Alabama. He held his position until 1981. 
Following his service as U.S. Attorney, Billy joined the law firm of 
Turner Onderdonk where he practiced law until his retirement in 2012.
   Billy was a proud Mobilian and participated in many groups and 
organizations around Southwest Alabama. He was active in politics 
throughout his life and took part in many political campaigns. He also 
worked with the Greater Gulf State Fair, of which he was the President 
in 1967.
   He was also a man of strong and steady faith. He sang in the choir 
and taught Sunday School at Dauphin Way United Methodist Church in 
Mobile. He took great pride in seeing his church grow and flourish.
   Sadly, Billy passed away on March 31st after a lengthy illness. 
Billy was more than just a colleague and fellow member of the Mobile 
Bar Association; he was also a friend of mine and my family.
   On behalf of Alabama's First Congressional District, I want to share 
my deepest condolences with his wife of 58 years, Kay, his two 
children, Mary Elizabeth and Will, and his entire family. I hope you 
can take great comfort in the many memories together and the fact that 
Billy had such a profound impact on our community, state, and country.

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