[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 15718]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO FULLER KIMBRELL

  (Mr. ADERHOLT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate, pay tribute 
and honor a great Alabamian on the occasion of his 100th birthday, 
which will be this Saturday, a milestone that very few individuals get 
to reach.
  Fuller Kimbrell was born on June 20, 1909, in Berry, Alabama, and was 
one of 10 boys. As a young man, he was quarterback and captain of his 
local football team, as well as helping his family on the farm. He 
traveled across the country during the Great Depression and returned 
home to Berry, Alabama, and then on to Fayette, Alabama. Today he 
resides in Tuscaloosa.
  Mr. Kimbrell entered politics and served in the Alabama State Senate 
for the 12th District of Alabama, and he also managed Big Jim Folsom's 
gubernatorial campaign in 1954. Additionally, he went on to serve as an 
adviser to several successive governors in the great State of Alabama.
  Until his retirement in 1984, he owned and operated Fayco, which was 
located in Fayette, Alabama, which is in the district I am privileged 
to represent.
  Mr. Fuller Kimbrell has served on various civic and committee 
organizations such as the Lions Club, the Fayette Chamber of Commerce 
and the Alabama Farm Equipment Association, as well as the Alabama Road 
Builders Association, just to name a few.
  Mr. Kimbrell has made so many great contributions to Alabama and our 
Nation. It is an honor to pay tribute to this great Alabamian and this 
great American. I am thankful to know Mr. Fuller Kimbrell, who is an 
inspiring example to all of us. I look forward to having the benefit of 
his wise counsel for many years to come, and I wish him a very happy 
birthday this Saturday.

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