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Press release

STATEMENT BY CHAIRMAN GILBERT F. CASELLAS ON THE DEATH OF FORMER EEOC CHAIRMAN EVAN J. KEMP, JR.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales August 13, 1997                               Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494

PRESS RELEASE
8-13-97

The EEOC family was saddened to learn today of the death of Evan J. Kemp, Jr. I have been honored to carry on some of the important work that he initiated during his six-year tenure -- the last three as Chairman -- at the Commission. His legacy is sure