Exhibit 99.1

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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        PURSUANT TO SECTION 1350 OF CHAPTER 63 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE
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I, Thomas J. Falk, Chief Executive Officer of Kimberly-Clark Corporation,
certify that:

  (1)  the Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
  November 7, 2002 ("accompanied report") fully complies with the
  requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
  1934; and

  (2)  the information contained in the accompanied report fairly presents, in
  all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
  Kimberly-Clark Corporation.





                                        /s/ Thomas J. Falk
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                                        Thomas J. Falk
                                        Chief Executive Officer
                                        November 7, 2002