Judith Doss Steps Down from Port Authority Commissioner Post
Served on the Commission for 20 years
This article is 8 years old. It was published on May 8, 2018.

St. Louis, MO- After a 20-year stint, Mrs. Judith K. Doss has stepped down from her position as Commissioner of the City of St. Louis Port Authority. Mrs. Doss joined the Port Commission in February of 1998. In the Port Authority Board Meeting on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, she was recognized by her fellow commission members as “always diligently applying her knowledge and expertise to find ways in which the Port Commission could assist in improving the City’s Port District for the well-being of all.”
She was recognized with an official Proclamation from Mayor Lyda Krewson and by Otis Williams, Executive Director of St. Louis Development Corporation, who stated “Judith has always been a dedicated member of this Commission and that she will be greatly missed.” Mrs. Doss also thanked SLDC and stated that although she was leaving her post, she would continue to be an “advocate for the City of St. Louis.”
Mrs. Doss is being replaced in her position by another long-time member of the Commission, Mr. William A. Kay.
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